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Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-doos, -dyoos
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdus, -ˈdyus



Definition of inducing

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to lead by persuasions or other influences," from Latin inducere "lead into, bring in, introduce, conduct, persuade," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "to bring about," of concrete situations, etc., is from early 15c.; sense of "to infer by reasoning" is from 1560s. Electro-magnetic sense first recorded 1777. Related: Induced; inducing.
  • verb cause to happen; encourage
Example sentences :
  • His problem is that of inducing a vital and personal experiencing.
  • Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey
  • She had great difficulty too in inducing Mary to leave her alone to herself.
  • Extract from : « The Macdermots of Ballycloran » by Anthony Trollope
  • And yet I anticipate some little trouble in inducing him to accept of my services.
  • Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • But this time I had a difficulty in inducing the King to adopt the precaution.
  • Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
  • And yet here was Mr. Singleton inducing her father to overlook her fault.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
  • But this time I had a difficulty in inducing the king to adopt the precaution.
  • Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
  • And whether there were no means of inducing him to cease to be a Misanthrope?
  • Extract from : « St. Ronan's Well » by Sir Walter Scott
  • I suppose you would find some way of inducing Stella to stay—if you were not too busy?
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • So this was the story by which they were inducing her to trust herself in their hands.
  • Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
  • I see; we are to aim at inducing a violent rash that all the world may stare at.
  • Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens

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