induce

induce Definition

in·duce (in do̵̅o̅s′, -dyo̵̅o̅s′)

transitive verb -·duced′, -·duc′·ing

to lead on to some action, condition, belief, etc.; prevail on; persuade
to bring on; bring about; cause; effect to induce vomiting with an emetic
to draw (a general rule or conclusion) from particular facts; infer by induction
Physics to bring about (an electric or magnetic effect) in a body by exposing it to the influence or variation of a field of force

Etymology: ME enducen < L inducere < in-, in + ducere, to lead: see duct

induce Related Forms

in·duc′er noun in·duc′·ible adjective

induce Synonyms

induce Usage Examples

Object

apoptosis: It acts mainly by inducing apoptosis of APL cells.
abortion: Risk of breast cancer among young women: Relationship to induced abortion.
vomiting: This is about as twee as anything can be without inducing vomiting instantly, but hey, it works for me.
remission: The goal of treatment is to clear the skin and induce a remission for as long as possible.
ovulation: Treatments, according to need, include various methods of inducing ovulation, tubal microsurgery, or IVF.
trance: His concept is saying that within the bounds of our everyday experiences we are creating a self induced trance.

Subject

misrepresentation: All their Lordships held that the actual underwriter had to be induced by the misrepresentation or non-disclosure.
chemotherapy: Temporal central nervous system remission was induced by intrathecal chemotherapy only.
stimulation: Laminar profile of gamma oscillations induced by tetanic stimulation in rat hippocampal area CA1, Eur.

Adjective complement

Modifying Another Word

artificially: Here the condition is artificially induced to produce an ' animal model ' .
experimentally: Herbs that may be helpful An animal study showed that an extract of hawthorn significantly reduced the number of experimentally induced arrhythmias.
chemically: Members noted that mutations are found in all chemically induced cancers.
anthropogenically: How quickly do ecosystems adapt to natural and anthropogenically induced climate / global change?
mechanically: Crystals are also subject to aging and mechanically induced noise.

Infinitive complement

differentiate: Some of the advantages of the system arise from the ease and speed with which cells can be grown and induced to differentiate.

Present participle complement

sweat: In fevers, Ginger is able to induce sweating, thereby helping to reduce body temperature.

Preposition: by

misrepresentation: All their Lordships held that the actual underwriter had to be induced by the misrepresentation or non-disclosure.
chemotherapy: Temporal central nervous system remission was induced by intrathecal chemotherapy only.
stimulation: Laminar profile of gamma oscillations induced by tetanic stimulation in rat hippocampal area CA1, Eur.

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