induced

American  

[in-doost, -dyoost] / ɪnˈdust, -ˈdyust /

adjective

1. brought about, produced, or caused, especially artificially (often used in combination).

   Medical intervention in childbirth has become the norm, with hospitals relying on epidurals, C-sections, and induced labor.

   The field expedition to the Greenland Sea will study climate-induced changes in the marine food web.

2. Physics. (of an electric current) produced by induction.

   As a coil on a pendulum passes between the poles of an electromagnet, the induced current causes the small bulb to light up.

3. Genetics. (of a gene) having increased expression as a result of the inactivation of a negative control system or the activation of a positive control system (often used in combination).

   The induced genes in the transgenic variety were of unknown function.

   Our focus is on the serum-induced genes cloned from fibroblasts.

4. Biochemistry. noting or relating to a protein, especially an enzyme, whose synthesis has been stimulated by increased gene transcription (often used in combination).

   These induced proteins are unlikely to affect cellular DNA repair directly.

   We can now speculate that the heat-induced proteins play an important role in gastric cell protection.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of induce.

Other Word Forms

• noninduced adjective
• quasi-induced adjective
• uninduced adjective

Etymology

Origin of induced

induce ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"Cox neither induced its users' infringement nor provided a service tailored to infringement."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“Cox neither induced its users’ infringement nor provided a service tailored to infringement.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

To explore this further, the research team used three mouse models that replicate common causes of spinal degeneration: natural aging, surgically induced mechanical instability, and genetic susceptibility.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Following the oil embargo induced by the 1973 war in the Middle East, it was Kissinger’s diplomacy that created the International Energy Agency and its strategic oil stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The sensation, as always, was pleasant and induced in him a warm languor, like the feeling he got after sitting too long in front of a hot stove.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Related Words

• caused