Vocabulary
Induce
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something.
Urdu meaning
قائل کرنا، مائل کرنا، آمادہ کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Therefore, in today`s highly competitive world, in which global trade is anchored in supply chains, protecting the domestic industry will not only make us uncompetitive globally, it can also induce a reciprocal retaliation.
- The economic crises arise as our predatory rulers induce fickle growth via high twin deficits.
- following the failure of Sir Owen Dixon to induce Bharat to ...
- Whichever way the tariffs have been crafted in Trump`s order, they induce uncertainty regarding future levels of the actual tariff, except baseline tariff which is 10 per cent for all countries.
- Whichever way the tariffs have been crafted in Trump`s order, they induce uncertainty regarding future levels of the actual tariff, except baseline tariff which is 10 per cent for all countries.
Synonyms
persuade, convince, prevail upon, get, make, prompt, move, inspire, instigate
Curator example
“the pickets induced many workers to stay away”
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