The difference between Induce and Instigate

When used as verbs, induce means to lead by persuasion or influence, whereas instigate means to incite.

check bellow for the other definitions of Induce and Instigate

  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.

  1. Instigate as a verb (transitive):

    to incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging

    Examples:

    "to instigate a riot"

  2. Instigate as a verb (transitive):

    to goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions; to provoke

    Examples:

    "to instigate someone to a crime"

    "synonyms: animate encourage impeincite provoke spur stimulate tempt urge"

    "ant halt prevent stop"

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