induce
gb/ɪndˈus/ us/ɪndˈus/
B2
Engleză
~ 4400
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
B2
action
1
Persuade or influence to act
To make someone decide to do something, often by giving reasons or encouragement.
Tipar de utilizare:
to induce [someone] to [do something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'induce' with 'introduce'. They have different meanings: 'induce' means to cause or persuade, while 'introduce' means to present or bring in.
Sinonime
persuade (General term for convincing someone through reasoning or appeal.)
|
convince (Stresses making someone believe or feel certain about doing something.)
Antonime
deter (Means to discourage or prevent someone from doing something.)
Colocații
induce someone to confess
|induce someone to buy
|induce someone to join
Teme
communication
|psychology
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The salesman tried to induce her to upgrade her car.
- The manager induced the team to work late by offering a bonus.
- Fear of missing out induced him to buy the tickets immediately.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He induced me to try the new restaurant.
- She induced her friend to join the club.
- The teacher induced the students to read more books.
Verb
technical
B2
action
2
Cause a process to begin
To make a process in the body or in nature start.
Tipar de utilizare:
to induce [a condition/process]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think 'induce' here means 'force' in a negative way, but in technical contexts it often means 'start a process' without moral judgment.
Sinonime
trigger (Commonly used for starting reactions or processes.)
|
initiate (Formal term for beginning a process.)
Antonime
inhibit (Means to prevent or slow down a process.)
Colocații
induce labor
|induce sleep
|induce vomiting
Teme
science
|medicine
Exemple
- The doctor decided to induce labor for the safety of the mother.
- Certain chemicals can induce cell growth.
- The drug may induce drowsiness as a side effect.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The doctor will induce labor tomorrow.
- This plant can induce sleep.
- The medicine induced vomiting.
Verb
technical
C1
action
3
Generate current via magnetism
To make electricity in a wire by moving a magnet near it or changing the magnetic field.
Sinonime
generate (General term for producing electricity.)
|
produce (Broad term for creating something, including current.)
Antonime
dissipate (Means to cause energy or electricity to be lost rather than produced.)
Colocații
induce current
|induce voltage
|induce electromotive force
Teme
science
|physics
|technology
Exemple
- A moving magnet can induce current in a coil of wire.
- Changing the magnetic flux will induce an electromotive force.
- Faraday's law describes how a magnetic field can induce electricity.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- A magnet can induce current in a wire.
- Moving the coil induces electricity.
- The machine induces voltage when it turns.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
induce
IPA
GB/ɪndˈus/
US/ɪndˈus/
Silabe și accent
in - duce (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (duce)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: induce
- 3rd Person Singular: induces
- Present Participle: inducing
- Past: induced
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
induces
verb
inducing
verb
induced
verb
Core family
induction
noun B2
inducement
noun C1
Related words
inductive
adjective
Advanced or less common
inductively
adverb
Expresii
induce labor
1/ɪndˈus lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Medically start childbirth
To make childbirth start using medicine or other methods.
Exemple
- The doctor decided to induce labor because the baby was overdue.
- They used medication to induce labor for safety reasons.
induce sleep
1/ɪndˈus slˈip/
fixed phrase
Cause someone to fall asleep
To make someone go to sleep, often with medicine or calming methods.
Exemple
- The warm tea helped induce sleep.
- Some medicines can induce sleep as a side effect.
induce vomiting
1/ɪndˈus vˈɑmətɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Cause someone to vomit intentionally
To make someone throw up on purpose, often for medical reasons.
Exemple
- Doctors may induce vomiting if poison has been swallowed.
- She tried to induce vomiting after eating spoiled food.