Inducing is usually gentle persuasion; you may, for instance, induce a friend to go to a concert, or induce a child to stop crying. An inducement is something that might lure you to do something, …

INDUCE definition: 1. to persuade someone to do something: 2. to cause something to happen: 3. to use a drug to make…. Learn more.

INDUCE definition: to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind. See examples of induce used in a sentence.

Definition of induce verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you induce someone to do something, you persuade or influence them to do it. I would do anything to induce them to stay. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket. to bring about, produce, or cause: That medicine will induce sleep.

induce (ɪnˈdjuːs) vb (tr) 1. (often foll by an infinitive) to persuade or use influence on 2. to cause or bring about

INDUCE meaning: 1 : to cause (someone or something) to do something; 2 : to cause (something) to happen or exist

To induce is to move or lead someone to action. A promise of a lollipop can induce a toddler to do just about anything, even sit down and be polite to Aunt Edna.

To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion. See Synonyms at persuade. 2. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause: a drug used to induce …