induce
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈduːs/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈdjuːs/
verb
C1
to persuade or influence someone to do something
Nothing could induce me to take that job.
C1
to cause something to happen
Loud noise can induce hearing loss over time.
R
to start childbirth using medicine
The doctors had to induce labor because the baby was overdue.
translation
to persuade or influence someone to do something; to cause something to happen; to start childbirth using medicine
Word Forms
3rd Present
induces
Past
induced
Perfect
induced
Progressive
inducing