induced
/ɪnˈdust/
verb
- To cause something to happen or exist.
- The speaker's words induced a feeling of hope in the audience.
- Stress can induce headaches in some people.
- The medicine induced sleep within minutes.
- To persuade or influence someone to do something.
- Nothing could induce her to change her mind.
- The advertisement induced many people to buy the new product.
- They offered a reward to induce witnesses to come forward.
- To bring about (labor or birth) by medical means.
- The doctor decided to induce labor because the baby was overdue.
- She was induced at 41 weeks of pregnancy.
- The hospital induced contractions to start the birth process.
- To produce an electric current or magnetic state in a conductor by exposure to a changing magnetic field.
- The changing magnetic field induced a voltage in the coil.
- Moving a magnet near a wire induces an electric current.
- This device induces a charge in the metal without direct contact.
Antonyms
adjective
- Brought about or caused by something, especially by a specific factor or agent.
- Stress-induced illnesses are common in high-pressure jobs.
- The experiment studied light-induced changes in plant growth.
- The patient suffered from drug-induced drowsiness.