occasion

²oc·ca·sion

verb \ə-ˈkā-zhən\

oc·ca·sionedoc·ca·sion·ing \-ˈkāzh-niŋ, -ˈkā-zhə-\

Definition of OCCASION

transitive verb

: bring about, cause

Examples of OCCASION

1. <the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion>
2. It was that desire that occasioned a trip to Berlin this spring: a desire to wander through the city's arty demimonde and to eat beside its residents… —Sam Sifton, New York Times, 22 June 2008
3. “I made bow ties,” Sally says very assuredly, after the long silence occasioned by my unwanted kiss, during which we both realized we are not about to head upstairs for any fun. —Richard Ford, Independence Day, 1996

Origin of OCCASION

(see ¹occasion)

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to OCCASION

Synonyms: beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, effect, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield

Related Words: conduce (to), contribute (to); decide, determine; begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start; advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote; enact, render, turn out

Near Antonyms: impede, limit, restrict; clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress; arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard; can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still; abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench

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