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induced

adjective

Simple meaning

Brought about or caused.

Pronunciation

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ihndoost

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ɪnˈdust

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Brought about or caused; not spontaneous

  2. in combination

    Brought about; caused to happen.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: Brought about or caused; not spontaneous

Used this way, induced is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “A case of steroid-induced weakness.”adjective

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induced currentinduced abortioninduced voltageexperimentally induced

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • induceverbBase word

    Cause to arise.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • inducementnounDerived noun

    A positive motivational influence.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • induced abortionnounCompound term

    A deliberate termination of pregnancy.

  • self-inducedadjectiveCompound term

    Produced by electrical self-induction.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • induction heatingnounRelated term

    The heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it.

  • inductance unitnounRelated term

    A measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it.

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Antonyms

Sense: brought about or caused

spontaneous

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