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Induce vs Incur - What's the difference?

induce | incur |

In transitive terms the difference between induce and incur

is that induce is to cause, bring about, lead to while incur is to render liable or subject to; to occasion.

induce

English

Verb

(induc)
  • To lead by persuasion or influence; incite.
  • *
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  • To cause, bring about, lead to.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 20, author=Nathan Rabin, work=The Onion AV Club
  • , title= TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992) , passage=A mere glance at the plot descriptions of the show’s fourth season is enough to induce Pavlovian giggle fits and shivers of joy. }}
  • (physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
  • (logic) To infer by induction.
  • (obsolete) To lead in, bring in, introduce.
  • (obsolete) To draw on, place upon.
  • Synonyms

    * (to cause) bring about, instigate, prompt, stimulate, trigger, provoke

    Antonyms

    * (logic) deduce

    Anagrams

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    References

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    incur

    English

    Alternative forms

    * encur

    Verb

    (incurr)
  • To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
  • * 1891 , Henry Graham Dakyns (translator), The works of Xenophon , ",
  • [T]he master in his wrath may easily incur worse evil himself than he inflicts—[...]
  • * 1910 , ,
  • And here it is to be noted that hatred is incurred as well on account of good actions as of bad;
  • (chiefly, legal) To render somebody liable or subject to.
  • * 1861 , ,
  • The least neglect of duty will incur [...] the penalty of thirty-nine well laid on in the morning.
  • (obsolete) To enter or pass into.
  • (obsolete) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.
  • To render liable or subject to; to occasion.
  • * Chapman
  • Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life.

    Synonyms

    * (To bring down or expose oneself to) encounter, contract * (render liable or subject to) occasion

    Anagrams

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