Definition of Induce
Induce
in·duce
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to successfully influence or convince someone to do something;
e.g. She was able to induce me to buy the product.
(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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