Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
induce .
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Examples
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Let's just PANIC everyone into seeing our movie, and enduce a wave of PARANOIA while we're at it!
Must Watch: Teaser Trailer for Roland Emmerich's 2012! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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And, Kev was smart not to agree with brit to enduce the labor because it is just not safe.
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If I can enduce her to doe as I would have her, I know no reason why I should gaine-say it.
The Decameron 2004
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Africa than trying to enduce a race war, as Clive Derby-Lewis and
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Lastly, if the Londoners should happen to express a wish respecting anything, "whether it be the fishing, the admirallty, or any other particuler wch may serve for a motyve to enduce them," the same was to be conceded at once, and no private interests, whether of Sir Arthur Chichester himself or any other individual, were to be allowed to stand in the way.
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And thus doynge ye shall eschewe & voyde many vices, as ydylnes whyche is pryncypall cause to enduce man to many other vyces, as it is ryght well knowen.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864
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And syth it is soo: I aske this questyon, whiche ben the meanes and the causes that enduce a man in to a mery spyryte: Truly to my beste dyscrecon it seemeth good dysportes and honest gamys in whom a man Joyeth without any repentaunce after.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864
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John is terrified of flying, and isn't in this for the money … hmmm … so there would need to be good punky anarchistic reasons to enduce him to agree to such a thing.
The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public Roberto Alvarez-Galloso 2010
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Lourdans, or Clownes, attired in their ordinary worky-day clothes, and with a common homely countenance, affoord us all the pleasure that may be had from their art: but prentises and learners that are not of so high a forme, besmeare their faces, to disguise themselves, and in motions counterfeit strange visages and antickes, to enduce us to laughter.
Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian Various 1562
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On second thought, don't bring your blackberrry in there, i heard the hot air moisture could enduce water damage to the device.
PinStack.com 2008
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