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 …

INDUCED definition: brought about, produced, or caused, especially artificially (often used in combination). See examples of induced used in a sentence.

They induced her to take the job by offering her a bonus. If doctors induce labor, they cause a baby to be born before its natural time.

Definition of induce verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. induce somebody to do something (formal) to persuade or influence somebody to do something. Nothing would induce me to …

Dec 4, 2025 · induce (third-person singular simple present induces, present participle inducing, simple past and past participle induced) (transitive) To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail …

To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion. See Synonyms at persuade. 2. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause: a drug used to induce labor. 3. To infer by …

To induce a state or condition means to cause it. Doctors said surgery could induce a heart attack. [VERB noun] ...an economic crisis induced by high oil prices. [VERB-ed]

adjective brought about or caused; not spontaneous “a case of steroid- induced weakness” synonyms: elicited, evoked called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation

to move (someone) by persuasion: [~ + object] The unsuccessful job interview induced a sense of failure in him. [~ + object + to + verb] See if you can induce him to stay.

The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit. No one knows what induced him to leave.