induced
- 01 C1 Advanced
v.to have caused a specific feeling, state, or physical reaction in someone.
v.to have brought about or given rise to a specific psychological or physiological state.
Simple“The medicine induced a deep sleep that lasted for several hours.”
In context“The researchers observed that the specific chemical compound induced a rapid stress response in the test subjects, confirming their initial hypothesis.”
UsageOften used in scientific or formal contexts to describe cause-and-effect relationships.
- 02 C1 Advanced
v.to have used medicine to start the process of giving birth.
v.to have initiated the process of childbirth through the administration of drugs or other medical interventions.
Simple“The doctors decided she should be induced because the baby was two weeks late.”
In context“Because the patient's blood pressure remained dangerously high, the medical team induced labor to ensure the safety of both mother and child.”
UsageCommonly used in the passive voice ('was induced').
Synonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
adj.describing something that was caused by an outside force rather than happening naturally.
adj.produced by influence or external stimulation rather than occurring spontaneously.
Simple“The drug-induced coma helped his brain recover after the accident.”
In context“The study focused on stress-induced insomnia among healthcare workers during the peak of the winter flu season.”
Teacher's tipThis sense is very common in hyphenated compound adjectives like 'stress-induced' or 'chemically-induced'.
Antonyms
“In a recent Science study, they induced a hibernation-like state in mice, which basically erased the state of more than half of their synapses.”
“The researchers first induced rod-shaped molecules to self-assemble into microscopic pinwheel-like structures.”