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inducing

USin-DOO-sing/ɪnˈdusɪŋ/UKin-DYOO-sing/ɪnˈdjuːsɪŋ/

2 meanings of inducing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of induce. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or named as a thing.

    The doctors are inducing labor because the baby is overdue.

    Inducing sleep with soft music helped the baby settle.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Causing something to happen or begin.

    Like a button that makes a machine start working.

    The doctor gave her an inducing drug to start labor.

    Scientists searched for the inducing factor behind the cell change.

    Similartriggering, causative

    Oppositeinhibitory

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inducing is a form of induce

induce, verb: To get someone to do something by talking them into it. Full entry

Forms
induceinduces he/she/itinducing -ing forminduced past tense, past participle
Spelling
induce → inducing: drop the e, add -ing

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