induce, drowsy,lassitude,

This look reaches a zenith of some kind in his drowsy masterpiece “Young Ladies on the Banks of the Seine” of 1856-57. Here the two subjects lie side by side forming a mass of frothy garments, female flesh, assorted flowers and moral lassitude.

Miss Bry, the longtime New York representative of Miss O'Keeffe, had been dismissed about the time Mr. Hamilton had come on the scene, and Miss Bry tried to fight that dismissal with a Federal Court suit for $13.25 million against Mr. Hamilton charging that he induced Miss O'Keeffe to oust her.

''I don't know why she is suing him,'' Miss O'Keeffe snapped when she learned of it. ''I don't know of anything wrong he has done!'' The suit was later settled out of court.

Definition

induce Show phonetics
verb FORMAL
1 [T + object + to infinitive] to persuade someone to do something:
They induced her to take the job by promising editorial freedom.
Nothing could induce me (= I definitely cannot be persuaded) to climb a mountain/ride a bike.

2 [T] to cause something to happen:
Pills for seasickness often induce drowsiness.

3 [T] to cause a pregnant woman to give birth to her baby earlier than she would naturally, or cause a baby to be born earlier than it would be naturally:
In this hospital, twins are often induced.

-induced Show phonetics
suffix
caused by the stated person or activity:
a self-induced illness
work-induced stress

inducement Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
an act or thing that is intended to persuade someone or something:
financial/cash inducements
Those tenants are not going to swap life-time security for shorter-term leases without some inducement.
[+ to infinitive] They offered voters a massive inducement to oust the president by announcing that sanctions would be lifted if there was 'democratic change'.

induction Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
when an event or process is induced:
the induction of labour

The inducements aren’t working
━━ vt. 説得して…させる ((to do)); 勧誘する; 引起す; 【論】帰納する; 【電気】誘導する; 【医】（薬で）出産を促す.
induced emission　【物・化】誘導放射［放出］.
in・duce・ment　━━ n. 誘因; 誘発物; 動機.
in・duc・er　━━ n. induce する人［物］; 【生化】（遺伝子の活動を刺激する）誘導物質.
in・duc・i・ble　━━ a. 誘発［帰納］できる.

drowsy Hide phonetics
adjective
being in a state between sleeping and being awake:
The room is so warm it's making me feel drowsy.

drowsily Hide phonetics
adverb

drowsiness Hide phonetics
noun [U]
Seasickness tablets often cause drowsiness.


lassitude Hide phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
physical or mental tiredness:
Shareholders are blaming the company's problems on the lassitude of the managing director.





The Next World Order
By GURCHARAN DAS
Both the Chinese and the Indians are convinced that their prosperity will only increase. In China it will be induced by the state; in India, it may well happen despite the state.

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despite Show phonetics
preposition
without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by:
I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.
Despite repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it.
[+ ing form of verb] He managed to eat a big lunch despite having eaten an enormous breakfast.

despite Show phonetics
preposition
despite yourself If you do something despite yourself, you do it although you do not want to or although you know you should not:
He laughed despite himself.
She took the money from her mother's purse, despite herself.