Induce | Mean of induce in English Dictionary

/ɪnˈduːs/

• Verb
• to cause (someone or something) to do something
1. The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.
2. No one knows what induced him to leave.
• to cause (something) to happen or exist
1. medication to induce vomiting
2. Her illness was induced by overwork.
3. drug-induced sleep
4. a stress-induced illness
• to give (a pregnant woman) special medicine in order to make her give birth
1. The mother was induced.
2. They will induce labor to avoid complications.