bring forth, generate - bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"

decide - cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"

persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

bring - induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"

solicit - incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"

encourage - spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

let - actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"

lead - cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"

instigate, prompt, inspire - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"

compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

give rise, bring about, produce - cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"