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induce

verb
 OPAL W
🔊/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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  1.  
    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.需要大量的佣金才能促使银行参与交易。
    • 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
  2.  
    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
  3. 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.我被录取了，并在35周时被引诱。
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    Topics Life stagesc2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (formerly also as enduce): from Latin inducere ‘lead in’, from in- ‘into’ + ducere ‘to lead’, or from French enduire.