inducing
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- noun
- /ɪnˈduːsɪŋ/
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inducción
- The inducing of a positive response from the audience was the highlight of the presentation.
- cringe-inducing
Some are experts at inducing guilt from you.
- Some are experts at inducing guilt from you.
- So any questions on this, What is the advantage of inducing another to express it?
- We saw in all four patients, he goes, you have a biomarker for inducing normal sleep.
Examples
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Scientists are studying the inducing of certain behaviors in animals through conditioning.
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The inducing of laughter during the comedy show made everyone feel at ease.
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I've always wanted to invest in an egg inducing machine.
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Or, if you're writer Pamela Ribon, you have the most disgusting, panic-inducing, and eventually hilarious experience possible.
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Bella Swan, by contrast, is a much more honest (though cringe-inducing) representation of adolescence.
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Whatever it is, this sort of comment falls squarely into the "cringe-inducing" category by my taxonomy, and I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from shooting off this rejoinder, "Thank heavens.
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The neurotransmitters (chemical inducing stimulators) serotonin and norepinephrine stimulate nerve cells, activating memory traces previously inert (not active).
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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A connection where one thing makes another thing happen
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5.7
A step that makes something start, often at the beginning
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7.5
The act of encouraging people to start trouble or a protest
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An action that makes something happen
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An action or speech that urges people to do something, often in a harmful way
Making something happen or putting plans into action
Getting information or a reaction from people by asking questions
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Compounds
- Specialized
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A drug that ends a pregnancy by causing the body to remove the unborn baby
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Etymology
Inducing comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and ducere 'to lead', the same root you see in produce and product. So to 'induce' something is to 'lead it into' happening — in other words, to cause or bring about a result.