Inducing is usually gentle persuasion; you may, for instance, induce a friend to go to a concert, or induce a child to stop crying. An inducement is something that might lure you to do something, though …

Induced definition: brought about, produced, or caused, especially artificially (often used in combination).. See examples of INDUCED used in a sentence.

They induced her to take the job by offering her a bonus. If doctors induce labor, they cause a baby to be born before its natural time.

To induce a state or condition means to cause it. Doctors said surgery could induce a heart attack. [VERB noun] ...an economic crisis induced by high oil prices. [VERB-ed]

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 …

The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit. No one knows what induced him to leave.

To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion. See Synonyms at persuade. 2. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause: a drug used to induce labor. 3. To infer by …

adjective brought about or caused; not spontaneous “a case of steroid- induced weakness” synonyms: elicited, evoked called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation

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.

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