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induce
Universal Words
verb
1 [VNtoinf] (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.
