Induce \In*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Induced; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducing.]

[L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere to lead. See Duke, and cf. Induct.]

1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.]

The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad. --Pope.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)