induce
To lead by persuasion or influenceTo lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
» I got a makeup-induced rash.
У меня появилась сыпь от косметики.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
(transitive)To cause, bring about, lead to.
His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep.
dazu bringen, anstacheln, bewirken
побужда́тьpobuždátʹ, убежда́тьubeždátʹ, склоня́тьsklonjátʹ
cause to arise
(transitive)To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
induzieren
produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
(transitive)To infer by induction.
reason or establish by induction
(obsolete, transitive)To lead in, bring in, introduce.
(obsolete, transitive)To draw on, place upon.
Examples
27 sentencesI got a makeup-induced rash.
ruУ меня появилась сыпь от косметики. — Wezel
Many chemical reactions can be artificially induced.
Yanni was in a medically induced coma.
The intonation is monotonous and sleep-inducing.
ruИнтонация однообразна и навевает сон. — Balamax
deDer Tonfall ist monoton und einschläfernd. — Yorwba
Nothing could induce him to change his mind.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin indūcere (“lead in, bring in, introduce”)From Middle English enducen, borrowed from Latin indūcere (“lead in, bring in, introduce”), from in + dūcō (“lead, conduct”). Compare also abduce, adduce, conduce, deduce, produce, reduce etc. Doublet of endue.
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Forms
induces, inducing, induced, inducedSynonyms
61 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle