induced

[in-doost, -dyoost]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• noninduced adjective
• quasi-induced adjective
• uninduced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of induced¹

induce ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Could American “retirees” be induced to work if they didn’t have to pay income taxes on a big chunk of their earnings?

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The classic ended with an Alejandro Kirk double play grounder in the bottom of 11th induced by a third icon, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who finished with 2 ⅔ scoreless innings despite throwing 96 pitches 24 hours earlier.

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With runners on the corner and one out in the bottom of the 11th, he induced a routine ground ball to shortstop off the bat of Alejandro Kirk.

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"It's crazy how many people don't know that a lot of young women who have had cancer are put into this induced menopause," she added.

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With a steady diet of devastating sliders and splitters that seemed to defy the laws of physics, Yesavage induced 23 swings and misses.

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