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induce

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈdjuːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in do̅o̅s′, -dyo̅o̅s′)

Inflections of 'induce' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
induces
v 3rd person singular
inducing
v pres p
induced
v past
induced
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•duce /ɪnˈdus, -ˈdyus/USA pronunciation   v., -duced, -duc•ing. 
  1. to move (someone) by persuasion: [~ + object]The unsuccessful job interview induced a sense of failure in him.[~ + object + to + verb]See if you can induce him to stay.
  2. to bring about or cause:[~ + object]Carbohydrates eaten in the late evening induce sleep.
  3. Electricity[~ + object] to produce (an electric current) by induction.
in•duc•er, n. [countable]See -duc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•duce  (in do̅o̅s′, -dyo̅o̅s′),USA pronunciation v.t., -duced, -duc•ing. 
  1. 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.
  2. to bring about, produce, or cause:That medicine will induce sleep.
  3. Physicsto produce (an electric current) by induction.
  4. Philosophy[Logic.]to assert or establish (a proposition about a class of phenomena) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts.
  5. Geneticsto increase expression of (a gene) by inactivating a negative control system or activating a positive control system;
    derepress.
  6. Biochemistryto stimulate the synthesis of (a protein, esp. an enzyme) by increasing gene transcription.
  • Latin indūcere to lead or bring in, introduce, equivalent. to in- in-2 + dūcere to lead; compare adduce, deduce, reduce
  • Middle English 1325–75
in•duc′i•ble, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged actuate, prompt, incite, urge, spur. See persuade. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dissuade.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
induce /ɪnˈdjuːs/ vb (transitive)
  1. (often followed by an infinitive) to persuade or use influence on
  2. to cause or bring about
  3. to initiate or hasten (labour), as by administering a drug to stimulate uterine contractions
  4. obsolete to assert or establish (a general proposition, hypothesis, etc) by induction
  5. to produce (an electromotive force or electrical current) by induction
  6. to transmit (magnetism) by induction
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin indūcere to lead in, from dūcere to lead

inˈducer n inˈducible adj
'induce' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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Collocations: induces [vomiting, headaches, pain, sleep, sickness], [exercise, smoking, the medicine, drinking alcohol] can induce [headaches], induced a sense of [fear, failure, complacency], more...

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