The difference between Induce and Stimulate
When used as verbs, induce means to lead by persuasion or influence, whereas stimulate means to encourage into action.
check bellow for the other definitions of Induce and Stimulate
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Induce as a verb (transitive):
To lead by persuasion or influence; incite.
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Induce as a verb (transitive):
To cause, bring about, lead to.
Examples:
"His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep."
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Induce as a verb (physics):
To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
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Induce as a verb (transitive, logic):
To infer by induction.
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Induce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To lead in, bring in, introduce.
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Induce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To draw on, place upon.
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Stimulate as a verb:
To encourage into action.
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Stimulate as a verb:
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
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