induce

verb

/ɪnˈdjuːs/

/ɪnˈduːs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they induce	/ɪnˈdjuːs/ /ɪnˈduːs/
he / she / it induces	/ɪnˈdjuːsɪz/ /ɪnˈduːsɪz/
past simple induced	/ɪnˈdjuːst/ /ɪnˈduːst/
past participle induced	/ɪnˈdjuːst/ /ɪnˈduːst/
-ing form inducing	/ɪnˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /ɪnˈduːsɪŋ/

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induce somebody to do something (formal) to persuade or influence somebody to do something劝说；诱使
- Nothing would induce me to take the job.没有什么能诱使我接受这份工作。
Extra Examples
- Large commissions were required to induce banks to participate in deals.诱导银行参与交易需要高额佣金。
- No amount of persuasion could induce her to stay longer.怎么劝她也不愿多待一会儿。
Topics Discussion and agreementc1
induce something (formal) to cause something引起；导致
- drugs that induce sleep导致睡眠的药物
- a drug-induced coma药物引起的昏迷状态
- Hearing loss is often induced by exposure to loud noise.遭受高噪音常会导致听力受损。
Topics Change, cause and effectc1
induce somebody/something (medical医学) to make a woman start giving birth to her baby by giving her special drugs; to make a baby start being born by giving the mother special drugs催产；催生
- an induced labour催生
- We'll have to induce her.我们得给她催产。
- I was admitted and the baby was induced at 35 weeks.我住院了，宝宝35周时引产。
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Topics Life stagesc2

Word Originlate Middle English (formerly also as enduce): from Latin inducere ‘lead in’, from in- ‘into’ + ducere ‘to lead’, or from French enduire.