veranlassen

Definitions of veranlassen
  1. verb
    make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
    synonyms: bekehren, gewinnen, konvertieren, überzeugen
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    überreden
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
  2. verb
    serve as the inciting cause of
    synonyms: anleiern, anregen, inspirieren
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    anregen, bekommen, bewegen, treiben
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  3. verb
    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
    synonyms: auslösen, hervorrufen, verursachen
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    prägen
    shape or influence; give direction to
    auslösen, bedingen, bewirken, hervorrufen, verursachen
    produce
    herausfordern, provozieren
    evoke or provoke to appear or occur
    vorherbestimmen
    determine beforehand
    absolvieren, durchführen, durchsetzen, durchziehen, erfüllen, standhalten, verrichten
    put in effect
    arrangieren, veranstalten
    plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
    unternehmen
    enter upon an activity or enterprise
    nutzen, nützen
    contribute or conduce to
    type of:
    erschaffen, erzeugen, machen, schaffen
    make or cause to be or to become
  4. verb
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
    synonyms: anregen, bekommen, bewegen, treiben
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    entscheiden
    cause to decide
    überreden
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
    anleiern, anregen, inspirieren
    serve as the inciting cause of
    aufdrängen, aufnötigen, aufzwingen
    impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
    bearbeiten
    talk to someone with the aim of persuading him
    einreden
    persuade somebody to do something
    becircen, bezirzen
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    bekehren, gewinnen, konvertieren, überzeugen
    make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
    zwingen
    to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
    handhaben
    ensure observance of laws and rules
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