Which option correctly describes one meaning of induce?

• A. to persuade or influence someone to do something
• B. to memorize information
• C. to stop a process
• D. to ignore something

Answer: (A)

Induce is about causing someone to take action or bringing about a result, often through influence or persuasion. In everyday use, the sense here is to persuade or influence someone to do something. For example, a salesperson might induce someone to purchase, or a campaign might induce voters to support a policy. The word can also mean to cause a process to happen, like medicine inducing sleep, but when the idea is about getting a person to act, the core meaning is persuading or influencing them to do something. Memoriz­ing information isn’t about acting on it, stopping a process is about halting it, and ignoring something is about disregarding it, none of which fit this sense of prompting action.