to induce
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5.3
- verb
- /ɪnˈdus/
- So I had my epidural, then we induced labor, then I had the kid.
- induced changes
- human-induced
- climate-induced
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Watch on YouTubeWhen businesses cut their CapEx spending, they can induce their own recession.
- When businesses cut their CapEx spending, they can induce their own recession.
- But of course, stress can also induce cessation of menstruation.
- So I had my epidural, then we induced labor, then I had the kid.
- He says misery induces despair, pride induces presumption.
- It has added, so the best start-ups induce a market to exist.
- But what I think you can do is I think you can induce coma.
- Now those programs can make sense if they in fact induce new location decisions.
- In fact, a big rookie mistake here is when people try to induce empathy in the narcissist.
- And now the question is why is that not sufficient to induce remission?
- When businesses cut their Cap X spending, they can induce their own recession.
- They cause cells to produce or induce inflammation.
- So after you induce all that inflammation, right?
- But it's also induced by modern distractions.
Examples
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But if you turn on red light, that will induce the plant to flower.
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The doctor can induce a reaction in the patient by administering the vaccine.
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When businesses cut their Cap X spending, they can induce their own recession.
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This frequency, paired with uncertainty, is thought to induce what researchers call dark flow.
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Any perceived difference they find in themselves can induce feelings of self-loathing and isolation.
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Now Ambien is known to induce sleepwalking.
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The atmosphere induces a sense of calmness.
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Preceptors are especially helpful when trying to induce higher-order skills in very large online classes.
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Sulfonylureas, especially glibenclamide, and glinides have been shown to induce muscle atrophy in humans.
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Certain sounds can induce feelings of relaxation and tranquility in listeners.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To cause something to happen or create a change
∞
1.0
To make something happen
980
3.2
Cause someone to feel excited and ready to act
425
4.2
To cause something to start or happen
347
4.5
To start something such as a project or discussion
342
3.5
Cause something, often a sickness or a bad feeling, to start
216
3.4
To cause something to start, often an idea or strong feeling
185
3.7
Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive
166
3.0
To make something happen
151
3.0
Get something you want by working to reach it
134
3.7
Cause a reaction or feeling
121
6.1
To cause something to happen
80
4.8
To bring a memory, image, or feeling to mind
71
3.9
To cause a feeling or situation to begin
53
4.1
Cause a feeling or strong reaction in people
50
3.5
Make something happen
48
3.5
To make something begin to move or happen
43
5.8
To make something bad more likely to happen
43
4.1
To produce or show something new for others to use
38
3.2
To take action that causes events or results
37
6.9
To cause something bad to start
32
7.5
To cause something to happen suddenly before it was expected
31
4.7
To make someone want to do something
28
6.9
To make a feeling or situation start
23
7.9
To cause something to happen or exist
11
4.9
Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people
5
8.6
To make something happen, for example a plan or change
1
7.0
To make someone act because of a feeling or reason
Antonyms
How Direct
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1.0
133
5.3
32
7.5
153
3.4
166
3.0
∞
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
induce = in + duce
The prefix 'in-' is productive but the root 'duce' is a Latin combining form not a standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
Induce comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and ducere 'to lead'. To induce a reaction is to 'lead' a body or thing into that state, so 'induce' means to cause something to happen.