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   induce

   /ɪnˈdjuːs/

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   • 1. succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something: "the pickets induced many workers to stay away" Similar persuadeconvinceprevail upongetmakepromptmoveinspireinstigateinfluenceexert influence onpressurgeinciteencourageimpelactuatemotivatecoax intowheedle intocajole intotalk intoprod intoprocureinformal:twist someone's armOpposite dissuade
   • 2. bring about or give rise to: "none of these measures induced a change of policy" Similar bring aboutbring oncausebe the cause ofproduceeffectcreategive rise togenerateoriginateinstigateengenderoccasionset in motiondeveloplead toresult inhave as a consequencehave as a resulttrigger offspark offwhip upstir upkindlearouserousefosterpromoteencourageliterary:begetenkindlerare:effectuateOpposite prevent
   • ▪ produce (an electric charge or current or a magnetic state) by induction: "the current in the primary winding is induced by the rotating magnet"
   • ▪ cause (radioactivity) by bombardment with radiation.
   • ▪ initiate or enhance (a biochemical process, especially the synthesis of an enzyme).
   • 3. bring on (the birth of a baby) artificially, typically by the use of drugs: "she was 11 days overdue when labour was induced"
   • ▪ bring on childbirth in (a pregnant woman) artificially, typically by the use of drugs: "Carol was induced just four days before her baby's due date"
   • 4. derive by inductive reasoning: "from the experimental evidence, one infers or induces the hypothesis"

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as enduce): from Latin inducere ‘lead in’, from in- ‘into’ + ducere ‘to lead’, or from French enduire. Compare with endue.

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   What does induce mean?

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   What is induction in physics?

   • , in·duced, in·duc·ing. to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket. That medicine will induce sleep. Physics. to produce (an electric current) by induction. Logic. to assert or establish (a proposition about a class of phenomena) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts.

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   What is an inducer in biology?

   • A part or structure in an embryo that influences the differentiation of another part. One who induces. A molecule that starts gene expression. Find similar words to inducer using the buttons below. Inducer definition: One that induces, especially a substance that is capable of activating transcription from specific genes within a cell.

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   What does it mean to induce a state or condition?

   • 1. To induce a state or condition means to cause it. [...] 2. If you induce someone to do something, you persuade or influence them to do it. [...] 3. If a doctor or nurse induces labour or birth, they cause a pregnant woman to start giving birth by using drugs or other medical means.

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   What is the difference between induce and inducement?

   • Induce also sometimes means "produce;" thus, doctors must at times induce labor in a pregnant woman. Notice that induct and induction are somewhat different from induce and inducement, though they come from the identical roots. The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.

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   What does inducement mean in a sentence?

   • The term 'inducement' refers to a bribe or something that persuades someone to do something. For example, a financial inducement is a powerful tool in the work environment.

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   To induce is to move or lead someone to action. A promise of a lollipop can induce a toddler to do just about anything, even sit down and be polite to Aunt Edna.

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    induce. 3. (Medicine) med to initiate or hasten (labour), as by administering a drug to stimulate uterine contractions. 4. (Logic) logic obsolete to assert or establish (a general proposition, hypothesis, etc) by induction. 5. (General Physics) to produce (an electromotive force or electrical current) by induction. 6.