induce

US: /ˌɪnˈdus/
UK: /ɪndjˈuːs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


induce /in'dju:s/
  • ngoại động từ
    • xui, xui khiến
      • to induce someone to do something: xui ai làm việc gì
    • gây ra, đem lại
      • to induce sleep: gây buồn ngủ, làm cho buồn ngủ
    • (điện học) cảm
    • quy vào, kết luận

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
1 [VN to inf] (formal) to persuade or influence sb to do sth: Nothing would induce me to take the job.
2 [VN] (formal) to cause sth: drugs which induce sleep + a drug-induced coma
3 [VN] (medical) to make a woman start giving birth to her baby by giving her special drugs: an induced labour + We'll have to induce her.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 lead, persuade, influence, prevail on or upon, sway, move, convince, get, talk into, prompt, incite, instigate, actuate, motivate, impel, encourage, inspire, stimulate, nudge, push, press, urge, prod, goad, spur, egg on, coax, cajole, lure, entice, inveigle, seduce:
He was induced to sell the secret plans to the enemy for a large sum
2 cause, bring about or on, produce, give rise to, engender, create, generate, lead to; effect, occasion, set in motion:
Some drugs induce a state of euphoria.

Concise English dictionary


induces|induced|inducingɪn'duːs /-'dju-
verb
+cause to arise
+cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
+cause to occur rapidly
+reason or establish by induction
+produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes