induce; stimulate; cause; have; get; make




cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

Types:
  • decide
  • persuade
  • bring
  • solicit
  • encourage
  • let
  • lead
  • prompt; inspire; instigate
  • suborn
  • compel; oblige; obligate


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