Main Entry: in·duce

Pronunciation: \in-ˈd(y)üs\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): in·duced; in·duc·ing

1 : to cause or bring about <anesthesia induced by drugs>: as a (1) : to cause the embryological formation of <the optic cup induces lens tissue in the adjacent ectoderm> (2) : to cause to form through embryonic induction <induce ectoderm to form a neural tube> b : to cause or initiate by artificial means <induced abortion> <induced labor>
2 : to produce anesthesia in <the patient was induced by a mixture of thiopental and curare>