to induce
21induce — inducible, adj. /in doohs , dyoohs /, v.t., induced, inducing. 1. to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket. 2. to bring about, produce, or cause: That medicine will… …
22induce — See impel, induce. See impel, induce …
23induce — v. (H) we could not induce her to come * * * [ɪn djuːs] (H) we could not induce her to come …
24induce — /ɪnˈdjus / (say in dyoohs) verb (t) (induced, inducing) 1. to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action, state of mind, etc.: to induce a person to go. 2. to bring about, produce, or cause: opium induces sleep. 3. Physics to… …
25induce — To cause or bring about. See induction. * * * in·duce in d(y)üs vt, in·duced; in·duc·ing 1) to cause or bring about <anesthesia induced by drugs>: as a ) (1) to cause the embryological formation of <the optic cup induces lens tissue in… …
26induce — verb Induce is used with these nouns as the object: ↑change, ↑coma, ↑current, ↑defect, ↑deficiency, ↑euphoria, ↑hallucination, ↑hypnosis, ↑injury, ↑labour, ↑miscarriage, ↑ …
27induce — verb 1) the pickets induced many workers to stay away Syn: persuade, convince, prevail upon, get, make, prompt, move, inspire, influence, encourage, motivate; coax into, wheedle into, cajole into, talk into, prod into; informal twist someone s …
28induce — verb 1) the pickets induced many workers to stay away Syn: persuade, convince, prevail upon, get, make, prompt, encourage, cajole into, talk into 2) these activities induce a feeling of togetherness Syn: bring about …
29induce someone to do something — to persuade someone to do something, especially something that you think is wrong or stupid I can t think what induced her to marry him. Nothing would induce me to go back …
30induce — [ɪnˈdjuːs] verb [T] to cause a mental or physical condition • induce sb to do sth to make someone decide to do something stupid[/ex] I can t think what induced her to marry him.[/ex] …
