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title: induce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «induce» in the school dictionary: To cause something to happen, as in «Some medicines induce sleep». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# induce

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**Who acts:** medicines, Warm milk, Nothing, doctor, Moving, bright lights · **What happens:** cause, happen, induce, persuade, tempt, do · **To what, where:** something, sleep, someone, birth, electricity, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«induce» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [induce in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/induce.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cause something to happen, as in «Some medicines induce sleep».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:m1:1
# text = To cause something to happen, as in «Some medicines induce sleep».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cause	cause	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	induce	induce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **induce** *in a quote* | present | some medicines | sleep |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleep=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To persuade or tempt someone to do something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:m2:1
# text = To persuade or tempt someone to do something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	persuade	persuade	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	tempt	tempt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tempt** | infinitive |  |  | someone |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To start the birth of a baby with medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:m3:1
# text = To start the birth of a baby with medicine.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	start	start	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | to-infinitive |  | the birth of a baby with medicine |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birth=Eventuality |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To produce electricity or magnetism without touching, as in an induced current.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:m4:1
# text = To produce electricity or magnetism without touching, as in an induced current.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	produce	produce	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	magnetism	magnetism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	induced	induce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | to-infinitive |  | electricity or magnetism |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Result |
| 2 | **touch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | as a induced current | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **induce** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Warm milk may induce sleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:x1:1
# text = Warm milk may induce sleep.
1	Warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	induce	induce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **induce** | may | Warm milk | sleep |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleep=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing would induce me to jump off that wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:x2:1
# text = Nothing would induce me to jump off that wall.
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	induce	induce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **induce** | would | Nothing | me |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **jump off** | to-infinitive | Nothing *not said here* | that wall |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wall=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor decided to induce the baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:x3:1
# text = The doctor decided to induce the baby.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	induce	induce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **induce** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the doctor *not said here* | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moving a magnet through a coil induces a current.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:x4:1
# text = Moving a magnet through a coil induces a current.
1	Moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	magnet	magnet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coil	coil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	induces	induce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund |  | a magnet |  | a coil |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent magnet=Theme through coil=Trajectory |
| 2 | **induce** | present | Moving | a current |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent current=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bright lights induced a headache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:x5:1
# text = The bright lights induced a headache.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	induced	induce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **induce** | past | the bright lights | a headache |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headache=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They offered prizes to induce people to recycle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:x6:1
# text = They offered prizes to induce people to recycle.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	prizes	prize	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	induce	induce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	recycle	recycle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | They | prizes |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent prize=Theme |
| 2 | **induce** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent people=Patient clause=Result |
| 3 | **recycle** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Perhaps you will be able to induce her to be reasonable.’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:induce:x7:1
# text = Perhaps you will be able to induce her to be reasonable.’
1	Perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	induce	induce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | future | you |  |  |  |  | able, perhaps *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **induce** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | reasonable *property* | tree rules |

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