induce
verb/ɪnˈdjuːs/
/ɪnˈduːs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they induce | /ɪnˈdjuːs/ /ɪnˈduːs/ |
| he / she / it induces | /ɪnˈdjuːsɪz/ /ɪnˈduːsɪz/ |
| past simple induced | /ɪnˈdjuːst/ /ɪnˈduːst/ |
| past participle induced | /ɪnˈdjuːst/ /ɪnˈduːst/ |
| -ing form inducing | /ɪnˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /ɪnˈduːsɪŋ/ |
- induce somebody to do something (formal) to persuade or influence somebody to do something
- Nothing would induce me to take the job.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1- Large commissions were required to induce banks to participate in deals.
- No amount of persuasion could induce her to stay longer.
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- induce something (formal) to cause something
- drugs that induce sleep
- a drug-induced coma
- Hearing loss is often induced by exposure to loud noise.
- induce somebody/something (medical) to make a woman start giving birth to her baby by giving her special drugs; to make a baby start being born by giving the mother special drugs
- an induced labour
- We'll have to induce her.
- I was admitted and the baby was induced at 35 weeks.
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Word Originlate Middle English (formerly also as enduce): from Latin inducere ‘lead in’, from in- ‘into’ + ducere ‘to lead’, or from French enduire.
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