induce

induce is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈduːs/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈdjuːs/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: in‧duce

Verb

Plain form induce

Third-person singular induces

Past tense induced

Past participle induced

Present participle inducing

1. (transitive) If you induce something, you make it happen.
   • Synonym: cause

   Soft lighting is often used for in restaurants to induce a feeling of relaxation.

   He was given a drug which would normally induce sleep, but it had no effect on him.

Related words

• induction
• inductive
• inducement