induce

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈduːs/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈdjuːs/

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• Hyphenation: in‧duce

Verb

Plain form induce

Third-person singular induces

Past tense induced

Past participle induced

Present participle inducing

1. (transitive) If you induce something, you make it happen.

   Soft lighting is often used for in restaurants to induce a feeling of relaxation.

   He was given a drug which would normally induce sleep, but it had no effect on him.

Synonyms

• cause

Related words

• induction
• inductive
• inducement