/ ɪnˈdjuːs; NAmE -duːs/ 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.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (formerly also as enduce ): from Latin inducere lead in, from in- into + ducere to lead, or from French enduire .