induce
/ɪnˈdjuːs/
verb
🇬🇧 UK
/ɪnˈdjuːs/
🇺🇸 US
/ɪnˈduːs/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · verb
To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
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Meaning 2 · verb
To cause, bring about, lead to.
“His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep.”
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Meaning 3 · verb
To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
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Meaning 4 · verb
To infer by induction.
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Meaning 5 · verb
To lead in, bring in, introduce.
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Meaning 6 · verb
To draw on, place upon.
How this word is used
- Everyday “His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep.”
- Academic “In academic writing, “induce” can carry a precise technical sense.”
- Business “In business contexts, “induce” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”
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