induce

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de persuader ou d'influencer quelqu'un afin qu'il fasse quelque chose, ou pour désigner le fait de provoquer un état ou un effet particulier.

A verb used to indicate the act of persuading or influencing someone to do something, or of causing a particular condition or effect.

1. Cause or bring aboutB2formalmedical

   To cause something to happen, especially a physical or mental state.

   provoquer, déclencher

   • The medication can induce sleep within minutes.
   • Stress can induce headaches in some people.
   • The doctor decided to induce labor due to medical reasons.

   Synonymesbring aboutcauseelicitengenderevokegenerateinstigateoccasionprecipitateproduceprompttrigger

   Antonymesdeterdiscourageprevent

2. Produce by persuasionB2formalscientific

   To persuade or influence someone to do something.

   amener par persuasion

   • They tried to induce him to change his mind.
   • The advertisement induced many customers to buy the product.
   • She was induced to join the project by the promise of a bonus.

   Synonymescoaxconvinceinfluencemotivatepersuadepromptswaytalk intourge

   Antonymesdeterdiscouragedisinclinedissuadeprevent

3. C1formalscientific

   To produce an electric current or magnetic field by a process of induction.

   Produire un courant électrique par induction

   • Moving a magnet near a coil can induce a current.
   • The generator induces electricity through electromagnetic induction.
   • The experiment induced a voltage in the secondary circuit.