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induceto persuade or influence someone to do something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to persuade or influence someone to do something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈduːs/

Korean meaning: 설득하다, 유도하다

Korean pronunciation: 인-듀스 (강세: 듀스)

Example Sentences

  • My mother tried to induce me to eat vegetables by hiding them in pizza.
  • The warm milk and soft music induced a peaceful sleep.
  • The teacher induced panic by announcing a surprise test on Monday morning.

induce

VERB

//ɪnˈduːs//

to persuade or influence someone to do something

induce concept
💡 Concept

to persuade or influence someone to do something

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induce rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Induce others to reduce excuses and produce results!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈduːs/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈdjuːs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootduc
Suffix--e

Origin

From Latin 'inducere,' combining 'in-' (into) and 'ducere' (to lead). The word originally meant 'to lead in' and evolved to mean 'to persuade or influence.'

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🎵Rhyme

producereduceseducededuce
produce
reduce
seduce
deduce

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mother tried to induce me to eat vegetables by hiding them in pizza.

The warm milk and soft music induced a peaceful sleep.

😄 Fun example

The teacher induced panic by announcing a surprise test on Monday morning.

High temperatures can induce hallucinations and delirium.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

persuadeencouragepromptprovoketrigger

Antonyms

preventdiscouragedeter

Related

producereduceconductseducededuce