veranlassen

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Etymology[edit]

From ver- +‎ Anlass +‎ -en.

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈʔanlasn̩], [fɛɐ̯ˈʔanlasən]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

veranlassen (weak, third-person singular present veranlasst, past tense veranlasste, past participle veranlasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cause, to prompt, to arrange for, to bring about
    Die Proteste veranlassten die Regierung, ihre Einschränkungen der Meinungsfreiheit zu lockern.
    The protests caused the government to relax its restrictions on free speech.

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