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# induce

verb (induce, induces, induced, inducing)

«induce» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To cause something to happen, as in «Some medicines induce sleep». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#m1)
2. To persuade or tempt someone to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#m2)
3. (medicine) To start the birth of a baby with medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#m3)
4. (science) To produce electricity or magnetism without touching, as in an induced current. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#m4)

### In the lessons

In formal writing and science: «Heat can induce a chemical change»; «Spinning a magnet in a coil induces a current». In everyday life: «Nothing could induce me to eat that!» In health: a doctor may induce labour.

### Examples

- Warm milk may induce sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#x1)
- Nothing would induce me to jump off that wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#x2)
- The doctor decided to induce the baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#x3)
- Moving a magnet through a coil induces a current. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#x4)
- The bright lights induced a headache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#x5)
- They offered prizes to induce people to recycle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#x6)
- Perhaps you will be able to induce her to be reasonable.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/#x7)

### Note

Formal. Noun: inducement (a reward to persuade), induction (in science and when you start a new job or school). Everyday words: cause, persuade.

## In Jewish tradition

In formal writing and science: «Heat can induce a chemical change»; «Spinning a magnet in a coil induces a current». In everyday life: «Nothing could induce me to eat that!» In health: a doctor may induce labour.

### Note

Formal. Noun: inducement (a reward to persuade), induction (in science and when you start a new job or school). Everyday words: cause, persuade.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «induce» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/induce/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«induce» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/induce.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «induce» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/induce/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«induce» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/induce.html) on Mova free.