induce

Everyday

1. (formal) To cause something to happen, as in «Some medicines induce sleep». tree →
2. To persuade or tempt someone to do something. tree →
3. (medicine) To start the birth of a baby with medicine. tree →
4. (science) To produce electricity or magnetism without touching, as in an induced current. tree →

In the lessons

In formal writing and science: «Heat can induce a chemical change»; «Spinning a magnet in a coil induces a current». In everyday life: «Nothing could induce me to eat that!» In health: a doctor may induce labour.

Examples

• Warm milk may induce sleep. tree →
• Nothing would induce me to jump off that wall. tree →
• The doctor decided to induce the baby. tree →
• Moving a magnet through a coil induces a current. tree →
• The bright lights induced a headache. tree →
• They offered prizes to induce people to recycle. tree →
• Perhaps you will be able to induce her to be reasonable.’ tree →

Note

Formal. Noun: inducement (a reward to persuade), induction (in science and when you start a new job or school). Everyday words: cause, persuade.

In Jewish tradition

In formal writing and science: «Heat can induce a chemical change»; «Spinning a magnet in a coil induces a current». In everyday life: «Nothing could induce me to eat that!» In health: a doctor may induce labour.

Note

Formal. Noun: inducement (a reward to persuade), induction (in science and when you start a new job or school). Everyday words: cause, persuade.