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to induce

to induce

12 7.0
Cause an electric current to start in a wire by changing a magnetic field
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdus/
  • Specialized
: inducir
  • Induce galvanic shock to the heart.
  • induce currents
  • field-induced
  • induced by magnetic field

But now we're not talking about levitating a little magnet in with a little bit of copper, we're talking about inducing currents that wrap around an entire planet.

Examples

  • That means as the Earth turns, we do move through part of the magnetic field, which makes you think, hang on, shouldn't this induce a current?

  • Induce galvanic shock to the brain.

    Gog (1954)

  • So if you have the electric field positive negative, you induce A polarization that is right there.

  • Induce galvanic shock to the central nervous system.

    Gog (1954)

  • The spin was induced by the disruption of air flow into the starboard engine.

    Top Gun (1986)

  • And on the death certificate... ...I'll write down that death was caused by heart failure... ...due to electrically induced shock.

    The Tingler (1959)

  • In further experiments, a persistent current was induced that showed no measurable decay.

    Academic text (1993)

  • When people are repeatedly exposed to loud sounds, the common result is noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).

    Academic text (2008)

  • When you've got a magnet strapped to your ankle and you move it up and down, it induces a current.

  • Moving the magnet quickly near the wire will induce an electric current.

Synonyms

to cause
vsto induce
∞ 1.0

To make something happen

refers specifically to producing an electric current by changing magnetic or electric fields
to induct
vsto induce
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Make an electric current in a wire when a magnetic field changes

has identical meaning but is a different written form

Antonyms

to stop
∞ 1.0

To make something end and not continue

How Strong

to drive
458 1.0
to induce
  • Specialized
12 7.0
to generate
227 3.5
to produce
∞ 2.0
to cause
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

induce infinitive
induced past
induced past participle
inducing present participle
induces third person singular

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'. In electricity, to induce a current is to 'lead' or bring electric flow into a wire, which is why 'induce' is used for producing a current.