persuade vs induce

persuade and induce both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
persuade	No	No	Yes	No
induce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, induce is a hypernym of persuade; that is, induce is a word with a broader meaning than persuade:

persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
induce: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

Other hypernyms of persuade include cause, get, have, make, stimulate.

persuade (verb)	induce (verb)
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm	reason or establish by induction
win approval or support for	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	cause to arise
	cause to occur rapidly
	produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes