verb · academic
induce
UK/ɪnˈdjuːs/US/ɪnˈduːs/in·DUCE
Band 7+task2speaking
to cause or bring about; to persuade or stimulate a particular state or action
Examples
“High levels of stress can induce anxiety and insomnia.”
“Certain drugs are used to induce labour in complicated pregnancies.”
“The advertisement aimed to induce consumers to buy the product.”
Band 8 sentence
“Prolonged exposure to high noise levels can induce measurable changes in cognitive performance.”
Collocations
- induce anxiety/ vomiting/ labour
- induce someone to do something
Word family
induction nouninducement noun
Common mistakes
translate as 'introduce'→induce
Say it for a higher band
5make→6cause→7+induce
Synonyms
cause
Easily confused
cause
“Excessive caffeine can induce insomnia.”
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