Induce - English meaning

verb

Cause (a machine or device) to operate.

Usage examples:

The pendulum actuates an electrical switch

verb

To make a machine work or be the reason a person acts in a certain way

Usage examples:

A detonator is actuated by heat, percussion, friction, or electricity., he was actuated almost enti…

phrasal verb

Cause to happen, occur or exist

phrasal verb

To cause something to happen

Usage examples:

Harold’s working to bring about changes in the industry.

phrasal verb

To make something happen

Usage examples:

He brought about the collapse of the company by his reckless spending.

noun

A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

Usage examples:

The cause of the accident is not clear

verb

Make (something, especially something bad) happen.

Usage examples:

This disease can cause blindness

conjunction

Short for because.

verb

Cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something.

Usage examples:

Robert's expression had obviously convinced her of his innocence

verb

To cause someone to believe something or to do something

Usage examples:

We tried to convince my grandfather to live with us., [ + (that) clause ] i’m convinced (that) she’…

verb

To persuade someone or make someone certain

Usage examples:

Convince someone of something he managed to convince the jury of his innocence., [ + (that) ] it's …

verb

Bring (something) into existence.

Usage examples:

He created a thirty-acre lake

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

Usage examples:

He created some of the most magnificent works of art ever made., the new hotel is expected to creat…

verb

Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

Usage examples:

Motion pictures were to develop into mass entertainment

verb

Progress or evolve through a process of natural growth

verb

To grow or cause to grow or change into a more advanced form

Usage examples:

[ t ] this exercise will help develop the shoulder and back muscles (= it will make them stronger).…

noun

A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Usage examples:

The lethal effects of hard drugs

verb

Cause (something) to happen; bring about.

Usage examples:

The prime minister effected many policy changes

noun

The result of a particular influence; something that happens because of something else

Usage examples:

[ c ] the medicine had the effect of making me sleepy., [ c ] cold water slows hurricane growth, bu…

verb

Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).

Usage examples:

We were encouraged by the success of this venture

verb

To make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

Usage examples:

[ t + to infinitive ] we were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school., the council is enco…

verb

To talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something

Usage examples:

Encourage someone in something they've always encouraged me in everything i've wanted to do.

verb

Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Usage examples:

The issue engendered continuing controversy

verb

To cause something to come into existence

Usage examples:

Your book has engendered much controversy.

verb

To make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist

Usage examples:

Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy., the vice-president's speech did not engender …

verb

Produce or create.

Usage examples:

Changes which are likely to generate controversy

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause to exist; produce

Usage examples:

The new construction project will generate 500 new jobs., her latest book has generated a lot of ex…

verb

Come to have (something); receive.

Usage examples:

I got a letter from him the other day

noun

See have.

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

idiom

Fml to cause something to exist

Usage examples:

Heavy rains have given rise to flooding over a large area.

verb

Possess, own, or hold.

Usage examples:

He had a new car and a boat

noun

People with plenty of money and possessions.

Usage examples:

An increasing gap between the haves and have-nots

Possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

verb

Drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

Financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures

verb

To force someone to do something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] when i see them eating, i feel impelled to eat, too.

verb

To make someone feel that they must do something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] she was in such a mess i felt impelled to (= felt i had to) offer your services…

verb

Encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour).

Usage examples:

They conspired to incite riots

verb

To encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent

Usage examples:

She incited racial hatred by distributing anti-semitic leaflets., [ + to infinitive ] she was expel…

noun

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.

Usage examples:

The influence of television violence

verb

Have an influence on.

Usage examples:

Government regulations can influence behaviour, but often without changing underlying values and mo…

verb

A power to affect persons or events

verb

Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

Usage examples:

His philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists

verb

Serve as the inciting cause of

verb

To make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it

Usage examples:

His confident leadership inspired his followers., [ + to infinitive ] after her trip to venezuela, …

verb

Bring about or initiate (an action or event).

Usage examples:

They instigated a reign of terror

verb

Provoke or stir up

verb

To cause an event or situation to happen by your actions

Usage examples:

Changes in the orientation program were instigated by the new director.

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

verb

Provide (someone) with a reason for doing something.

Usage examples:

He was primarily motivated by the desire for profit

verb

Give an incentive for action

verb

To make someone eager to do something

Usage examples:

Motivate sb to do sth she managed to motivate staff to work together after the merger., be motivate…

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

noun

A particular event, or the time at which it takes place.

Usage examples:

On one occasion i stayed up until two in the morning

verb

Cause (something).

Usage examples:

Something vital must have occasioned this visit

noun

A particular time when something happens

Usage examples:

Sarah loves dressing up for special occasions., she has lied on several occasions., this meeting pr…

verb

Have a specified beginning.

Usage examples:

The word originated as a marketing term

verb

Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument.

Usage examples:

It wasn't easy, but i persuaded him to do the right thing

verb

Cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

verb

Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

Usage examples:

The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun

Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

Usage examples:

Dairy produce

verb

Bring forth or yield

verb

(of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).

Usage examples:

The violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country

noun

An act of encouraging a hesitating speaker.

Usage examples:

With barely a prompt, barbara talked on

adjective

Done without delay; immediate.

Usage examples:

She would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulancemen

idiom

To begin something

Usage examples:

Newly discovered evidence set a second investigation in motion.

verb

Try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

He urged her to come and stay with us

noun

A strong desire or impulse.

Usage examples:

He felt the urge to giggle

verb

To encourage someone strongly to do something or to ask that something be done

Usage examples:

Party leaders urged her to run for congress., a human/natural urge, sometimes i get an urge to go s…