induced

American

[in-doost, -dyoost] / ɪnˈdust, -ˈdyust /

adjective

brought about, produced, or caused, especially artificially (often used in combination).

Medical intervention in childbirth has become the norm, with hospitals relying on epidurals, C-sections, and induced labor.
The field expedition to the Greenland Sea will study climate-induced changes in the marine food web.
Physics. (of an electric current) produced by induction.

As a coil on a pendulum passes between the poles of an electromagnet, the induced current causes the small bulb to light up.
Genetics. (of a gene) having increased expression as a result of the inactivation of a negative control system or the activation of a positive control system (often used in combination).

The induced genes in the transgenic variety were of unknown function.
Our focus is on the serum-induced genes cloned from fibroblasts.
Biochemistry. noting or relating to a protein, especially an enzyme, whose synthesis has been stimulated by increased gene transcription (often used in combination).

These induced proteins are unlikely to affect cellular DNA repair directly.
We can now speculate that the heat-induced proteins play an important role in gastric cell protection.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of induce.

Other Word Forms

noninduced adjective
quasi-induced adjective
uninduced adjective

Etymology

Origin of induced

induce ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Hartnett’s instinct is that even though risk sentiment has deteriorated markedly, investors, attuned to recoveries from geopolitically induced selloffs, have been reluctant to dump shares and are still long global stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

They collected skin cells from patients and reprogrammed them into induced pluripotent stem cells, which can develop into many different cell types.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"Cox neither induced its users' infringement nor provided a service tailored to infringement."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Following the oil embargo induced by the 1973 war in the Middle East, it was Kissinger’s diplomacy that created the International Energy Agency and its strategic oil stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Nobody could believe it back in 1826: a work crew of convicts, camping on the riverbank, actually induced to build their own prison.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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