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to influence someone to do something particular
- Management used a cash bonus to induce workers to take on risky offshore assignments.
- Protesters were inducing bystanders to join their demonstration as politicians debated inside.
- Her persuasive personality has been inducing people to participate in community projects for years.
- Had they offered better benefits, management might have induced unions to accept concessions.
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to trigger a particular event, condition, or response
transitive
- The medication can induce drowsiness in patients.
- The company’s incentives were designed to induce greater productivity from employees.
- The unexpected news was enough to induce a state of panic among the crowd.
- High temperatures can induce stress in certain types of plants.
- The doctor may induce labor if the pregnancy goes past the due date.
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to derive general principles or conclusions from specific observations or instances
transitive
- Scientists induce theories about natural phenomena by analyzing experimental data and making observations in the field.
- By analyzing market trends and consumer behavior, marketers can induce strategies for successful product launches.
- Astronomers induce principles about the formation and evolution of galaxies by observing celestial objects and phenomena.
- Legal scholars induce principles of jurisprudence by examining court rulings, legal precedents, and societal norms.
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to generate or create an electric charge, current, or magnetic state within a conductor or material
transitive
- The changing magnetic field induced an electric current in the wire coil, powering the electromagnet.
- The rotating turbine blades induced a magnetic field in the generator, producing electricity.
- The fluctuating electric current induced a magnetic field in the iron core of the transformer.
- The moving conductor passing through a magnetic field induced an electric current according to Faraday's law.
- The induction motor induced a rotating magnetic field in the rotor, causing it to spin and drive machinery.
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to medically start a woman’s labor to help her give birth
- The doctor decided to induce labor because the baby was overdue.
- They used medicine to induce her labor safely.
- Her labor was induced because of health concerns.
- The nurse explained how they would induce her labor.
- Doctors may induce labor when the pregnancy goes past the due date.