Which definition matches 'induce' when it means to bring about?

• A. persuade or influence someone to do something
• B. bring about, produce, or cause
• C. draw a general rule or conclusion by inductive reasoning
• D. draw a general rule by deduction

Answer: (B)

Induce in this sense means to bring about or cause something to happen. So the best match is the definition that says to bring about, produce, or cause. In real examples, you might hear about a treatment that induces sleep, a policy that induces change, or medication that induces labor—each time focusing on causing an outcome rather than persuading someone.

The other sense of induce is to persuade or influence someone to do something, which is a different usage. And the terms about inductive reasoning or deduction refer to methods of drawing conclusions, not the act of causing something to happen.