The difference between Bring about and Induce

When used as verbs, bring about means to cause to take place, whereas induce means to lead by persuasion or influence.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bring about and Induce

  1. Bring about as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to take place.

    Examples:

    "The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era."

  2. Bring about as a verb (transitive):

    To accomplish, achieve.

    Examples:

    "I hope to bring about a successful conclusion."

  1. Induce as a verb (transitive):

    To lead by persuasion or influence; incite.

  2. Induce as a verb (transitive):

    To cause, bring about, lead to.

    Examples:

    "His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep."

  3. Induce as a verb (physics):

    To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.

  4. Induce as a verb (transitive, logic):

    To infer by induction.

  5. Induce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To lead in, bring in, introduce.

  6. Induce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To draw on, place upon.

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