induce
Americanverb (used with object)
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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.
- Antonyms:
- dissuade
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to bring about, produce, or cause.
That medicine will induce sleep.
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Physics. to produce (an electric current) by induction.
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Logic. to assert or establish (a proposition about a class of phenomena) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts.
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Genetics. to increase expression of (a gene) by inactivating a negative control system or activating a positive control system; derepress.
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Biochemistry. to stimulate the synthesis of (a protein, especially an enzyme) by increasing gene transcription.
verb
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(often foll by an infinitive) to persuade or use influence on
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to cause or bring about
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med to initiate or hasten (labour), as by administering a drug to stimulate uterine contractions
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obsolete logic to assert or establish (a general proposition, hypothesis, etc) by induction
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to produce (an electromotive force or electrical current) by induction
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to transmit (magnetism) by induction
Related Words
See persuade.
Other Word Forms
- inducer noun
- inducible adjective
- noninducible adjective
- preinduce verb (used with object)
- reinduce verb (used with object)
- uninducible adjective
Etymology
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”; adduce, deduce, reduce
Example Sentences
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He was placed in an induced coma after undergoing surgery.
From BBC
Liyanage, very consistent in the lower middle order since his debut two years ago, looked set to cash in before Rashid struck on his return, inducing a return catch.
From Barron's
He was hospitalized and put into an induced coma due to smoke inhalation.
From Los Angeles Times
"We could see that happening within three days of inducing the cancer, which was very interesting."
From Science Daily
When she woke from an induced coma 11 weeks later, Gina learned her fiance had saved her life but had lost his in the fire.
From BBC
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