induce
Example Sentences
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Under common law, liability for “aiding and abetting” is reserved for parties that consciously induce or assist wrongdoing.
She is under general anaesthesia: unconscious, insensate and rendered completely still by a blend of drugs that induce deep sleep, block memory, blunt pain and temporarily paralyse her muscles.
From BBC
"The extent of the early alterations induced by hypertension was quite surprising," Dr. Pacholko said.
From Science Daily
Summer ripens the leaves to a glossy gold until cooling fall temperatures induce a foliar flush of orange and red.
From Seattle Times
Expulsion of the fetus in the bill is defined as "a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section or induced abortion."
From Salon
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