induce
pronunciation
How to pronounce induce in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdjuːs]
How to pronounce induce in American English:
US [ɪnˈduːs]
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- Verb:
- cause to arise
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- cause to occur rapidly
- reason or establish by induction
- produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
Word Origin
- induce (v.)
- late 14c., "to lead by persuasions or other influences," from Latin inducere "lead into, bring in, introduce, conduct, persuade," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "to bring about," of concrete situations, etc., is from early 15c.; sense of "to infer by reasoning" is from 1560s. Electro-magnetic sense first recorded 1777. Related: Induced; inducing.
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Example
- 1. All the subjects walked on a treadmill to induce dehydration .
- 2. So many risk management models were pre-programmed to induce disaster myopia .
- 3. They secrete compounds that induce a proliferation of blood vessels that feed their growth and allow them to infiltrate the walls of adjacent organs .
- 4. They also used drugs to induce a coma , which slows the metabolism and blood flow in the brain , decreasing pressure .
- 5. They can inspire euphoria , but can also induce dependency .