verb
Meaning 1
To cause to take place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: effect, lead to, induce, incite, provoke, result in, encompass, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw, drive, encourage, egg on, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, ignite, impel, inflame, instigate, invoke, lash, motive, motivate, move, obligate, oblige, push, promote, prompt, rouse, set off, spark off, spur, spur on, stimulate, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, urge, whet, whip up
Antonyms: none provided