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   induce

   /ɪnˈdjuːs/

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   • 1. succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something: "the pickets induced many workers to stay away" Similar persuadeconvinceprevail upongetmakepromptmoveinspireinstigateinfluenceexert influence onpressurgeinciteencourageimpelactuatemotivatecoax intowheedle intocajole intotalk intoprod intoprocureinformal:twist someone's armOpposite dissuade
   • 2. bring about or give rise to: "none of these measures induced a change of policy" Similar bring aboutbring oncausebe the cause ofproduceeffectcreategive rise togenerateoriginateinstigateengenderoccasionset in motiondeveloplead toresult inhave as a consequencehave as a resulttrigger offspark offwhip upstir upkindlearouserousefosterpromoteencourageliterary:begetenkindlerare:effectuateOpposite prevent
   • ▪ produce (an electric charge or current or a magnetic state) by induction: "the current in the primary winding is induced by the rotating magnet"
   • ▪ cause (radioactivity) by bombardment with radiation.
   • ▪ initiate or enhance (a biochemical process, especially the synthesis of an enzyme).
   • 3. bring on (the birth of a baby) artificially, typically by the use of drugs: "she was 11 days overdue when labour was induced"
   • ▪ bring on childbirth in (a pregnant woman) artificially, typically by the use of drugs: "Carol was induced just four days before her baby's due date"
   • 4. derive by inductive reasoning: "from the experimental evidence, one infers or induces the hypothesis"

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as enduce): from Latin inducere ‘lead in’, from in- ‘into’ + ducere ‘to lead’, or from French enduire. Compare with endue.

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   What does induce mean?

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   What is the difference between induce and inducement?

   • Induce also sometimes means "produce;" thus, doctors must at times induce labor in a pregnant woman. Notice that induct and induction are somewhat different from induce and inducement, though they come from the identical roots. The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.

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   What does the term 'inducing' mean?

   • The term 'inducing' refers to the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action (synonyms: conversion, convincing, inducement, persuading, persuasion, suasion). For instance, after the intense inducing of his friends, he went on a diet and joined a health club.

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   What does it mean to induce a state or condition?

   • To induce a state or condition means to cause it. Doctors said surgery could induce a heart attack. [VERB noun] ...an economic crisis induced by high oil prices. [VERB-ed] If you induce someone to do something, you persuade or influence them to do it. I would do anything to induce them to stay. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

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   Induce definition: to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind. See examples of INDUCE used in a sentence.

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   Other forms: induced; inducing; induces. To induce is to move or lead someone to action. A promise of a lollipop can induce a toddler to do just about anything, even sit down and be polite to Aunt Edna. Older kids need something more substantial.

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   induce in British English. (ɪnˈdjuːs ) verb (transitive) 1. (often foll by an infinitive) to persuade or use influence on. 2. to cause or bring about. 3. medicine. to initiate or hasten (labour), as by administering a drug to stimulate uterine contractions.

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Birth, Medicine, Hospital in‧duce /ɪnˈdjuːs $ ɪnˈduːs/ AWL verb [transitive] 1 formal to persuade someone to do something, especially something that does not seem wise induce somebody to do something Nothing would induce me to vote for him again. 2 medical to make a woman give b...