duce
81e|duce — «ih DOOS, DYOOS», transitive verb, e|duced, e|duc|ing. to bring out; draw forth; elicit; develop: »The science teacher s questions educed many facts about gardens and flowers. SYNONYM(S): extract …
82in|duce|ment — «ihn DOOS muhnt, DYOOS », noun. 1. something that influences or persuades; incentive: »A new bicycle for the winner was an inducement to try hard to win the contest. 2. the act of influencing or persuading. 3. Law. the introductory portion of a… …
83in|duce — «ihn DOOS, DYOO», transitive verb, duced, duc|ing. 1. to lead on; influence; persuade: »Advertisements induce people to buy. Pray what could induce him to commit so rash an action? (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): incite, impel …
84mass-pro|duce — «MAS pruh DOOS, DYOOS», transitive verb, intransitive verb, duced, duc|ing. to make (any product) in large quantities, especially by machinery: »There is no way of mass producing patchwork (Embroidery and Fabric Collage). –mass´ pro|duc´er, noun …
85o|ver|pro|duce — «OH vuhr pruh DOOS, DYOOS», transitive verb, intransitive verb, duced, duc|ing. 1. to produce more than is needed. 2. to produce more than can be sold, or more than can be sold at a profit: »Pig iron has been overproduced…in recent years (London… …
86pro|duce|a|ble — «pruh DOO suh buhl, DYOO », adjective. = producible. (Cf. ↑producible) …
87pro|duce — «verb. pruh DOOS, DYOOS; noun. PROD oos, yoos; PROH doos, dyoos», verb, duced, duc|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to bring into existence by labor or effort; create: »to produce a work of art. SYNONYM(S): make. 2. to make from raw or other material;… …
88re|duce — «rih DOOS, DYOOS», verb, duced, duc|ing. –v.t. 1. to make less; make smaller; decrease: »We have reduced expenses this year. She is trying to reduce her weight. SYNONYM(S): lessen, diminish. 2. to make lower, as in degree or intensity; …
89re|in|duce — «REE ihn DOOS, DYOOS», transitive verb, duced, duc|ing. 1. to induce anew or again. 2. Obsolete. to bring back; reintroduce: »There was a design…to reinduce Secular Priests into Monks places (Thomas Fuller) …
90re|in|tro|duce — «REE ihn truh DOOS, DYOOS», transitive verb, duced, duc|ing. to introduce again or in a new way: »to reintroduce a bill in Congress …
