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Inducing is usually gentle persuasion; you may, for instance, induce a friend to go to a concert, or induce a child to stop crying. An inducement is something that might lure you to do something, though inducements are occasionally a bit menacing, like the Godfather's offer that you can't refuse. Induce also sometimes means "produce;" thus, doctors must at times induce labor in a pregnant woman. Notice that induct and induction are somewhat different from induce and inducement, though they come from the identical roots.
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Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
And Sport mode induced plenty of sharp vertical motions through the cabin that increased as speeds rose.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Noah explained that the pills were medication that induced constipation.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
This idea of youth as an absolute, universal value just induces a sense of exclusion and margination.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Pounding fastballs for 72% of his pitches, Harrison threw 54 of his 76 pitches for strikes, inducing plenty of soft and early contact.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
He was sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing Dee Dee, who Blanchard alleged had abused her for years as a victim of Munchausen by proxy, a form of child abuse that involves a guardian exaggerating or inducing illness to gain sympathy.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Often the additional research is induced by fear of failure or making the wrong choice.
—Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Some drinks claim to promote a shift in mood, equating health with happiness; others, to induce sleep.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Induce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/induce. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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induce
verb
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induce
transitive verb
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