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INDUCING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does inducing mean?

• INDUCING (noun)
The noun INDUCING has 1 sense:

1. act of bringing about a desired result

Familiarity information: INDUCING used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• INDUCING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Act of bringing about a desired result

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

inducing; inducement

Context example:

inducement of sleep

Hypernyms ("inducing" is a kind of...):

causation; causing (the act of causing something to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inducing"):

corruption (inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony))

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