inducement
/ˌɪnˈduːsmənt/in-DOO-smuhnt
/ˌɪnˈdusmənt/in-DOO-smuhnt
Meaningsomething that induces
Common meaning: a reward or reason that persuades someone
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- ducto lead or draw alongLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 615 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘in, into’ + ‘to lead or draw along’ → inducement
Journey through time
- Latindūcō, dūxī, ductum‘to lead or draw along’
- Englishinduce‘to lead someone into an action, or cause a result’
- Englishformed in English from induceinducement‘a reward or reason that persuades someone’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from induce + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INDUCE, p.290 · scan
Roots
- dūcō, dūxī, ductum Latin “to lead or draw along”
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