Induce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to arise

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪndˈuːs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪndjˈuːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪndjˈuːs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪndˈuːs/.

Examples

induce a crisis
The ads induced me to buy a VCR
My children finally got me to buy a computer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make induct have get cause stimulate hasten rush bring on

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to arise “induce a crisis”
verb	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner “The ads induced me to buy a VCR”
verb	cause to occur rapidly “the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions”
verb	reason or establish by induction
verb	produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

Word Forms

inducive	adjective	inducing or influencing; leading on; - John Milton
inducement	noun	act of bringing about a desired result
induction	noun	the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
inducing	noun	act of bringing about a desired result
inducer	noun	someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
stimulation	noun	any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
stimulus	noun	any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
causative	adjective	producing an effect
causation	noun	the act of causing something to happen
cause	noun	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

induzieren

Ursache entstehen

🇫🇷French

induire

faire surgir

🇪🇸Spanish

inducir

causa para surgir

🇮🇹Italian

indurre

causa del sorgere

🇳🇱Dutch

opwekken

oorzaak ontstaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

induzir

fazer surgir

🇷🇺Russian

вызывать

вызывать возникновение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेरित

उत्पन्न होने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

প্ররোচিত করা

উদ্ভূত হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுகின்றன

எழுவதற்கு காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరేపించు

తలెత్తడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेरित करणे

उद्भवण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેરિત કરવું

પેદા થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക

ഉണ്ടാകാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰੋ

ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلانا

پیدا ہونے کا سبب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诱发

导致出现

🇯🇵Japanese

誘発する

生じる原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

유도하다

발생하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xúi giục

nguyên nhân phát sinh

🇹🇭Thai

ชักนำ

ทำให้เกิดการเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyebabkan

penyebab timbulnya

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-udyok

dahilan upang lumitaw

🇲🇾Malay

mendorong

menyebabkan timbul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحث

سبب لنشوء

🇮🇷Persian

القاء کنند

باعث بوجود آمدن شود

🇹🇷Turkish

teşvik etmek

ortaya çıkmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁרוֹת

לגרום להתעורר

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The primary meaning of 'induce' is 'cause to arise'.

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