B2 verb Formal

induce

/ɪnˈdjuːs/

To succeed in persuading or influencing someone to do something. It also means to bring about or cause a specific physical condition or reaction to happen.

Ejemplos

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1

Nothing could induce me to climb that mountain in this weather.

Nothing could persuade me to go up that mountain during this storm.

2

The government is considering tax cuts to induce more consumer spending.

The government is thinking about lowering taxes to encourage people to spend more money.

3

You can't induce me to eat that weird-looking soup!

You cannot talk me into eating that strange soup.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
induction
Verb
induce
Adverbio
inductively
Adjetivo
inductive
Relacionado
inducement
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Truco para recordar

Think of the 'in' in 'induce' as 'inviting' something to happen—whether it's inviting a person to act or inviting a physical state like sleep.

Quiz rápido

The doctors decided to ______ labor because the baby was two weeks overdue.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: induce

Ejemplos

1

Nothing could induce me to climb that mountain in this weather.

everyday

Nothing could persuade me to go up that mountain during this storm.

2

The government is considering tax cuts to induce more consumer spending.

formal

The government is thinking about lowering taxes to encourage people to spend more money.

3

You can't induce me to eat that weird-looking soup!

informal

You cannot talk me into eating that strange soup.

4

The drug was found to induce a state of deep relaxation in the clinical trials.

academic

The medication was shown to cause a state of very deep rest during the scientific tests.

5

High commissions are used to induce agents to close more deals.

business

Large payments are used to motivate sales agents to finish more contracts.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
induction
Verb
induce
Adverbio
inductively
Adjetivo
inductive
Relacionado
inducement

Colocaciones comunes

induce labor to medically start the process of childbirth
induce sleep to cause someone to fall asleep
induce panic to cause a sudden feeling of fear
induce a change to cause a transformation to occur
induce vomiting to cause someone to be sick intentionally

Frases Comunes

induce a coma

to put a patient into a controlled unconscious state for medical reasons

nothing could induce

used to say that you will absolutely not do something

inducement to stay

an incentive offered to make someone remain in a position

Se confunde a menudo con

induce vs deduce

Deduce means to reach a logical conclusion from evidence, whereas induce means to cause an action or condition.

induce vs produce

Produce means to create or manufacture something, while induce specifically means to cause a state or persuade someone.

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Notas de uso

In a medical context, it is almost always used to describe starting a biological process. In social contexts, it often implies a level of persuasion that might involve an incentive.

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Errores comunes

Learners often use 'induce' when 'cause' or 'make' would be simpler; 'induce' is better reserved for formal, medical, or specific persuasive contexts.

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Truco para recordar

Think of the 'in' in 'induce' as 'inviting' something to happen—whether it's inviting a person to act or inviting a physical state like sleep.

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Origen de la palabra

From the Latin 'inducere', which means 'to lead in' (in- 'into' + ducere 'to lead').

Patrones gramaticales

induce someone to do something induce + noun passive: to be induced
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Contexto cultural

The term is most frequently encountered by the general public in the US and UK in the context of medical 'induced labor' during pregnancy.

Quiz rápido

The doctors decided to ______ labor because the baby was two weeks overdue.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: induce

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comheredist

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C1

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