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Induce Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

in·duce in-ˈdüs

-ˈdyüs

transitive verb

: to move by persuasion or influence

: to call forth or bring about by influence or stimulation

: effect, cause

: to cause the formation of

: to produce by induction

induce an electric current

: to determine by induction

specifically : to infer from particulars

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Inducing is usually gentle persuasion; you may, for instance, induce a friend to go to a concert, or induce a child to stop crying. An inducement is something that might lure you to do something, though inducements are occasionally a bit menacing, like the Godfather's offer that you can't refuse. 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.

Synonyms

beget
breed
bring
bring about
bring on
catalyze
cause
create
do
draw on
effect
effectuate
engender
generate
invoke
make
occasion
produce
prompt
result (in)
spawn
translate (into)
work
yield

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Example Sentences

The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit. No one knows what induced him to leave. Her illness was induced by overwork. They will induce labor to avoid complications.

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French inducer, from Latin inducere, from in- + ducere to lead — more at tow entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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induce

in·duce in-ˈd(y)üs

: to lead on to do something : persuade

: bring about, cause

an illness induced by overwork

: to reach (a general conclusion) based on particular facts or examples

: to produce (as an electric current) by induction

inducer noun

inducible

-ˈd(y)ü-sə-bəl

adjective

Medical Definition

induce

in·duce in-ˈd(y)üs

: to cause or bring about

anesthesia induced by drugs

: as

a(1)

: to cause the embryological formation of

the optic cup induces lens tissue in the adjacent ectoderm

(2)

: to cause to form through embryonic induction

induce ectoderm to form a neural tube

: to cause or initiate by artificial means

induced abortion

induced labor

: to produce anesthesia in

the patient was induced by a mixture of thiopental and curare

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verb (used with object), in·duced, in·duc·ing.

to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.

to bring about, produce, or cause:That medicine will induce sleep.

Physics. to produce (an electric current) by induction.

Logic. to assert or establish (a proposition about a class of phenomena) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts.

Genetics. to increase expression of (a gene) by inactivating a negative control system or activating a positive control system; derepress.

Biochemistry. to stimulate the synthesis of (a protein, especially an enzyme) by increasing gene transcription.

OTHER WORDS FOR induce

1 actuate, prompt, incite, urge, spur.

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OPPOSITES FOR induce

1 dissuade.

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Origin of induce

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin indūcere “to lead or bring in, introduce,” equivalent to in- in-² + dūcere “to lead”; cf. adduce, deduce, reduce

synonym study for induce

1. See persuade.

OTHER WORDS FROM induce

in·duc·i·ble, adjectivenon·in·duc·i·ble, adjectivepre·in·duce, verb (used with object), pre·in·duced, pre·in·duc·ing.re·in·duce, verb (used with object), re·in·duced, re·in·duc·ing.

un·in·duc·i·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH induce

adduce, deduce, induce

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Words related to induce

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How to use induce in a sentence

Experiments that attempt to induce acclimatization by exposing people to cold repeatedly have produced mixed and mostly negative results.
How Your Body Does (and Doesn't) Adapt to Cold|Alex Hutchinson|February 10, 2021|Outside Online
After struggling to get into game shape through early January, he was one of six players in the league’s coronavirus protocols during the Wizards’ two-week, virus-induced pause.
Alex Len helps the Wizards fight off the Bulls with a late defensive stand|Ava Wallace|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Bitcoin has skyrocketed almost 800% from a low in March 2020, when financial markets plunged amid concerns about a global pandemic-induced recession.
What Tesla’s big move into crypto assets did to the price of Bitcoin|John Detrixhe|February 8, 2021|Quartz
If only Bezos had tried to induce yawns as an employer, too.
Weekend edition—Jeff Bezos’s unfinished business, pandemic-style Super Bowl, emoji capitalism|Susan Howson|February 6, 2021|Quartz

If only Bezos had tried to induce yawns not just as an inventor but also as an employer.
The unfinished business Jeff Bezos leaves behind at Amazon|Lila MacLellan|February 3, 2021|Quartz
My doctor put me on oral contraceptives to induce a period, figuring it would help build bone.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When he says something, nod; this nodding will induce him to agree with you.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The question is how to prevent the latter and induce the former.
How Iran and America Can Beat ISIS Together|Ben Van Heuvelen|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The higher levels of carbon dioxide will induce something of a feeding frenzy for plants, at least for a while.
Blame Climate Change for Your Terrible Seasonal Allergies|Kent Sepkowitz|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next day, the enforcer made the girl “to ingest pills designed to induce spontaneous abortion.”
Did Christie Go Easy on a Human Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol?|Olivia Nuzzi|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This has a warm though a thin soil, which must be highly favorable to the Vine to induce so exclusive a devotion to it.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
But this time, with all his cunning and perspiration, he could not induce another throb in the tired engines.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Teachers often complain that they can never induce some of their pupils to ask questions on their tasks.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The Americans will endeavour by all imaginable means to induce us to help them against Spain.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Aristide prayed that some Thaïs might come along, cast her spell upon him, and induce him to wink.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for induce

induce

/ (ɪnˈdjuːs) /

verb (tr)

(often foll by an infinitive) to persuade or use influence on

to cause or bring about

med to initiate or hasten (labour), as by administering a drug to stimulate uterine contractions

logic obsolete to assert or establish (a general proposition, hypothesis, etc) by induction

to produce (an electromotive force or electrical current) by induction

to transmit (magnetism) by induction

Derived forms of induce

inducer, nouninducible, adjective

Word Origin for induce

C14: from Latin indūcere to lead in, from dūcere to lead

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INDUCED - What is INDUCED?

The word consists of 14 letters: first and, second n, third d, fourth y, fifth c, sixth and seventh p, eighth oh ninth in tenth a, eleventh n, twelfth n, thirteenth, last th,

Word induced by English letters (transliteration) - indtsirovannyi

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Induced delusions

Induced delusion - delusional symptoms demonstrated by the recipient of the delusional plot, the source of delusion - the inducer of delusion - in this case, another person is, as a rule, a true delusional patient ...
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Induced psychosis

Induced psychosis Word formation. Comes from lat. inducere - to introduce and Greek. psyche - soul. Category. form of psychosis. Specificity. Initially involuntary and imposed reproduction by the individual of those overvalued ideas ...
Psychological dictionary. - 2000

Induced psychosis (from Latin inducere - to inject and Greek psyche - soul) - a form of psychosis -. Initially involuntary and imposed reproduction by an individual of those overvalued ideas that another person owns, with to
Psychological dictionary. - 2000

INDUCED PSYCHOSIS (ICD 297.3) is a predominantly delusional psychosis, usually chronic and often subtle, that develops as a result of a close or dependent relationship with another person who already suffers from a similar psychosis.
Glossary of psychiatric terms

Induced psychosis is primarily a delusional psychosis, usually chronic and often subtle, that develops as a result of a close or dependent relationship with another person who already suffers from a similar psychosis.
Karmanov A. Psychological Dictionary

Induced insanity

Induced insanity I Induced insanity (lat. inducere to induce; synonym: induced psychosis, induced delirium, insanity together) a kind of psychogenic illness ...
Medical Ecyclopedia

Induced delusional disorder

Induced delusional disorder Induced delusion is manifested in the fact that a person close to the sick person begins to share his delusional ideas. Such "grafting" of painful views usually occurs under the following conditions ...
Handbook of a psychotherapist. - 2005

F24 Induced delusional disorder

F24 Induced delusional disorder A rare delusional disorder shared by two or more persons with close emotional contact.
Classification of mental disorders ICD-10

Delirium induced

Induced delusion (Latin inductio - deduction, induction, excitation) - delirium that occurs through suggestion, imitation, acceptance by the patient of the influence of another patient with true delirium.
vocabulary.ru

Delusion induced - delusion that occurs through suggestion, imitation, acceptance of the influence of a patient with true delusion. A patient who receives a delusion is called a codelirant or recipient.
Zhmurov V.A. Large explanatory dictionary of terms in psychiatry

COLOR INDUCED

COLOR INDUCED (Fechner colors) - subjective sensations of color, which can be obtained by rotating at a speed of 5 - 20 revolutions per second of a Banham disc, consisting of white and black halves . ..
Golovin S. Dictionary of practical psychologist

Psychosis induced

Induced psychosis - (lat. inductio - arousal, induction) - a psychotic state caused by the influence of a psychiatric patient on a person who does not suffer from a mental disorder, but is characterized by increased suggestibility.
Zhmurov V.A. Large explanatory dictionary of terms in psychiatry

Induced psychosis (lat. inductio - arousal, induction) - a psychotic state caused by the influence of a psychiatric patient (inductor) on a person who does not suffer from a mental disorder ...
vocabulary.ru

Drug-induced nystagmus

Drug-induced nystagmus Horizontal or horizontal-rotary jerky nystagmus. Can be induced by barbiturates, phenothiazines, tranquilizers, anticonvulsants.
Neurology. Complete explanatory dictionary. - 2010

Russian

Induced; cr. f. -an, -ana.
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However, this does not explain mechanically induced pruritus or when pruritus occurs without a flare reaction that does not involve histamine.
Although experimentally induced pruritus can still be perceived with complete α-fiber conduction block, it is greatly reduced.
Usually these conditions are temporary and reversible, with fluoroquinolone-induced psychosis being a notable exception.
The exceptions are SmQ, EuQ, and YbQ, which are semiconductors or insulators but exhibit a pressure-induced conductive transition.
In addition, under the right conditions, even non-chiral molecules will exhibit magnetic circular dichroism, that is, circular dichroism induced by a magnetic field.
Stress-induced, acute or rapid phenoptosis is a rapid deterioration of the body condition caused by such a life event as reproduction.
Drug-induced black hairy tongue specifically refers to CPT that develops due to medication.
Rudder deflection gives yaw and more differential lift to the wing, giving yaw an induced roll moment.
Induced or perceived lack of sleep is called sleep deprivation.
In some cases, the field produces a small redistribution of electrons and protons in molecules in such a way that an induced electric dipole occurs.
Radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis develops in similar or fewer patients compared to cases caused by cyclophosphamide.
Insulin-induced gene 2, also known as INSIG2, is a protein encoded in humans by the INSIG2 gene.

He came to the conclusion that the finger receives electrical polarization, and this induced charge creates a force between this finger and the surface.
P53-induced TIGAR is responsible for the regulation of Phosphofructokinase and acts to protect against oxidative stress.
Currently, many consider HIV infection not only as a developing virus-induced immunodeficiency, but also as a chronic inflammatory disease.
Also suggestive is the fact that NSAIDs can decrease the response of satellite cells to exercise, thereby reducing exercise-induced protein synthesis.
Reduced populations of specific microbes or induced oxidative stress may also increase risks.
Radiation-induced synthesis on ice is temperature independent.
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In vivo it induced chromosomal abnormalities and hypodiploidy in the bone marrow of mice.
The vaccine induced significant anti-Na-ASP-2 IgG and cellular immune responses.
A 1997 study showed that akathisia was significantly reduced by nicotine administration when akathisia was induced by antipsychotics.
MgSO4 and MgCl2 induced this effect insignificantly, while the others did not.
This induced an alternating electric current in the coils of wire located nearby.
Dioxin study in immature female rats induced early follicular development, and phthalates are known to reduce anogenital distance in neonatal rats.
The addition of tumstatin induced the release of cytochrome c by reducing the mitochondrial membrane potential.
Therefore, the manipulation of public consciousness was induced independently of the Internet forum.
The constant binding of myosin to actin, which was induced by the drug, caused a decrease in intercellular movement.
In an experiment conducted by David Eagleman, subjects were induced to reverse temporal judgments, exposing them to delayed motor consequences.
In an experiment conducted by David Eagleman, subjects were induced to reverse temporal judgments, exposing them to delayed motor consequences.
Net angular momentum can be induced by the individual angular momentum contributions of accretionary objects.