American English pronunciation
How to pronounce induce
IPA transcription: [,ɪn'dus]
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Verb
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cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
“The ads induced me to buy a VCR”
“My children finally got me to buy a computer”
“My wife made me buy a new sofa”
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cause to arise
“induce a crisis”
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cause to occur rapidly
“the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions”
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reason or establish by induction
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produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes
Usage examples
- In the latter case, optical nonlinearity is afforded by reaction-induced increases in refractive index.
- Cyanide antidote kit is a widely used method in treating cyanide induced histotoxic hypoxia.
- T-cell vaccines are designed to induce cellular immunity.
- Ophanin is a weak blocker of the high potassium-induced contraction of smooth muscles.
- Doctor Frankenstein force feeds Alvin a potion and induces a powerful electrical shock.
- Microbe-mineral interactions contribute to biofouling and microbially induced corrosion.
- Grey dunes are highly susceptible to change from both natural and human-induced events.
- This together induces platelet activation.
- Long exact sequences induced by short exact sequences are also characteristic of derived functors.
- Its purpose is to induce extensibility, neutrality and independence.