Definition of Induce
Induce
in·duce
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To persuade or influence someone to do something or to cause something to happen.
e.g. The doctor will induce labor if the baby is not born naturally.
(verb)
to give rise to something, to cause it to occur, for example to produce a magnetic state or an electric charge or current or to cause some process to begin;
e.g. He tried to induce more positive feelings in them. The magnet will induce a current in the wire. High temperature will induce the reaction to start.
(verb)
(medical) to cause the process of labor/childbirth to begin artificially, usually through the use of drugs;
e.g. The doctor decided to induce labor when it did not start on its own.
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