CAUSE TO 指使
MOVE in SUCH a way that THEREFORE someone or something else CHANGES.
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Antonym
- HINDERSTOP from ACT:doing what someone or something INTENDS to ACT:do.
Hypernym
- MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
See also
- SENDCOMMAND OR CAUSE something OR someone to MOVE OR BE MOVED to a PLACE.
- COMMANDADDRESS someone, USING AUTHORITY, INTENDING to CAUSE that person to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to ACT.
Hyponym
- EMBELLISH CAUSE-TO BECOME MORE BEAUTIFUL.
- MAKE-UP EMBELLISH ONE'S FACE AND CLOTHES FOR A LIMITED PERIOD.
- SEDUCE CAUSE OTHERS to ACT:do something one DESIRES them to ACT:do by CAUSING them to be DELIGHTED.
- EROTIC TEMPTING ONE TO THINK OF WHAT IS SEXY.
- ESTABLISH CAUSE TO BECOME:come to ENDURINGLY EXIST.
- FEED CAUSE TO EAT NECESSARY FOOD.
- REAR FEED AND PROTECT ENDURINGLY so as to CAUSE TO GROW.
- FILL CAUSE TO BECOME FULL.
- FIX CAUSE something TO be ENDURING OR NOT to MOVE from a PLACE.
- DEFINE EXPLAIN OR FIX the MEANING of something.
- FRIGHTEN CAUSE TO FEAR.
- GIVE CAUSE someone TO POSSESS in the FUTURE what one POSSESSES at PRESENT.
- EXCHANGE GIVE something to someone so as to RECEIVE something OTHER from him.
- GENEROUS HABITUALLY GIVE of one's WEALTH to THOSE WHO NEED it....
- TRANSMIT RECORD OR REPORT so as to CAUSE LATER GENERATIONS TO KNOW something....
- HAND UP TRANSMIT to a SUPERIOR.
- PAY GIVE as a PRICE for something.
- REWARD GIVE someone something BECAUSE that person has ACTED:done something GOOD.
- SELL GIVE something to someone EXCHANGING it for MONEY.
- FUNERAL GIFT GIFT GIVEN to the DEAD WHEN these are being BURIED.
- ENTRUST GIVE something to someone TRUSTING that s/he FUTURE:will KEEP it DILIGENTLY.
- LEND OUT GIVE something to someone, ASSUMING that s/he will GIVE it BACK.
- GIVE BACK GIVE so as to CAUSE someone to HAVE AGAIN.
- DISTRIBUTE GIVE EQUAL QUANTITY to MANY.
- COMPENSATE GIVE BECAUSE ONE RECOGNISES THE RECIPIENT HAS SUFFERED SOMETHING BAD AND DESERVES A GIFT BECAUSE OF THAT.
- KILL VOLUNTARILY CAUSE TO DIE.
- SMELT CAUSE METAL TO BECOME LIQUID.
- OVERTURN CAUSE TO STOP STANDING.
- SPLASH CAUSE WATER TO MOVE ON.
- WIN TRUST CAUSE OTHERS to BELIEVE one SHOULD be TRUSTED.
- DYE CAUSE to CHANGE so as to HAVE a DEFINED COLOUR.
- COMPEL CAUSE someone to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to, USING THREAT OR VIOLENCE:force.
- IGNITE CAUSE TO BEGIN to BURN.
- LOOSEN CAUSE TO BECOME NOT TIGHT.
- MAKE CORRECT CAUSE TO BECOME CORRECT
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for causation is shǐ 使 which can refer to any form of bringing about a process or an action. See also COMMAND and SEND
2. Lìng 令, though primarily used for getting things done by ordering them to be done (see COMMAND) came to be used in Warring States times as a general equivalent for shǐ 使. NB: I have not so far found a neat distinction between these two common words in the group.
3. Qiǎn 遣, fā 發 all refer to causing things to happen by sending a person to bring them about. See also SEND
4. Zhì 致 refers to making others go further in doing something than they normally would.
2. Lìng 令, though primarily used for getting things done by ordering them to be done (see COMMAND) came to be used in Warring States times as a general equivalent for shǐ 使. NB: I have not so far found a neat distinction between these two common words in the group.
3. Qiǎn 遣, fā 發 all refer to causing things to happen by sending a person to bring them about. See also SEND
4. Zhì 致 refers to making others go further in doing something than they normally would.
Modern Chinese Criteria
指使
主使
讓
叫
驅使
驅遣
驅策
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
主使
讓
叫
驅使
驅遣
驅策
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
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Words
使 shǐ OC: srɯʔ MC: ʂɨ 184 AttributionsWD
The current general word for causation is shǐ 使 which can refer to any form of bringing about a process or an action. See also COMMAND and SEND
- Word relations
- Synon: 令/CAUSE TO
Lìng 令, though primarily used for getting things done by ordering them to be done (see COMMAND) came to be used in Warring States times as a general equivalent for shǐ 使. NB: I have not so far found a neat distinction between these two common words in the group.
- Syntactic words
- vt+Sto cause that S, to ensure that SLZ
- vt+S1.post-S2S2 which lead to S1; S2 so that S1DS
- vt+V[0]cause that VLZ
- vt+V[0]Vt=passivebe caused to do something, be made to do sth. 可使
- vt[oN]cause things; bring things about; cause things to be what they are
- vtoNbring about
- vtoNPab{S}cause that SDS
- vtoNpassivebe made to do things
- vtt(oN.)+V[0]cause somebody contextually determinate N to V, make somebody N get into a certain situation, make somebody or something obtain a quality
- vttoN(.+V[0])to cause (somebody) to perform a contextually defined action
- vttoN.+V(0)conativetry to cause someone to do something
- vttoN.+V[0]causative.conativetry to get N to VCH
- vttoN.+V[0]conativetry to cause N to VCH
- vttoN.+V[0]passivebe made to VLZ
- vttoN.+V[0]pivot使我不能息"cause me to be unable to sleep": cause N to V, bring it about that N V-s
- vttpostnpro:oNpro{PIVOT}.+Vreflexive.自cause (oneself) to V 自使其無死
令 lìng OC: ɡ-reŋ MC: liɛŋ 44 AttributionsWD
Lìng 令, though primarily used for getting things done by ordering them to be done (see COMMAND) came to be used in Warring States times as a general equivalent for shǐ 使. NB: I have not so far found a neat distinction between these two common words in the group.
- Word relations
- Synon: 使/CAUSE TO
The current general word for causation is shǐ 使 which can refer to any form of bringing about a process or an action. See also COMMAND and SEND
- Syntactic words
- vtoN.+V[0]cause it to V
- vtt(oN.)+V[0]cause the contextually determinate object (to do something)
- vttoN.+V[0]pivotcause N to V, get (someone) to (do something);
- vttoN.+V[0]reflexive.自cause (oneself) to V [Note that this does not get the semantic category "caus".]
招 zhāo OC: kljew MC: tɕiɛu 13 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNfigurativeattract; cause to arise for oneself
致 zhì OC: k-liɡs MC: ʈi 11 AttributionsWD
Zhì 致 refers to making others go further in doing something than they normally would.
- Syntactic words
- vtoNbring about
- vtt(oN.)+V[0]cause the contextually determinate N to V
- vttoN.+V[0]cause someone to go as far s to do something
以為 yǐ wéi MC: yiX hjweH OC: k-lɯʔ ɢʷalCH 9 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtt(oN1).+N2make the contextually determinate N1 into an N2CH
俾 bǐ OC: peʔ MC: piɛ 8 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtt(oN.)+V[0]cause the contextually determinate N to V
- vttoN.+V[0]pivotto cause somebody to do something
召 zhào OC: ɡrlews MC: ɖiɛu 7 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNfig: call up and cause (an event, a state of affairs)
為 wéi OC: ɢʷal MC: ɦiɛ 6 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt+V[0]perfectivebring it about that V;
徇 xùn OC: sɢʷlins MC: zʷin 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vttoN.+V[0]cause N to V
- vttoN.+V[0]passivecaused by N to be Ved
徼 jiāo OC: kleew MC: keu 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoNarouse
- vtoN= yao1 邀: attract; cause to arise for oneselfLZ
遣 qiǎn OC: khenʔ MC: khiɛn 3 AttributionsWD
Qiǎn 遣, fā 發 all refer to causing things to happen by sending a person to bring them about. See also SEND
- Syntactic words
- vtoNsend out on a mission to; send on one's way MOVE THIS TO SEND
發 fā OC: pod MC: pi̯ɐt 2 AttributionsWD
Qiǎn 遣, fā 發 all refer to causing things to happen by sending a person to bring them about. See also SEND
- Syntactic words
- vttoN.+V[0]pivotsend someone out to do something
- vttoN.+V[0]pivotto cause someone to send someone out to do somethingCS
致使 zhì shǐ OC: k-liɡs srɯʔ MC: ʈi ʂɨ 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtoSbring it about that S
以 yǐ MC: yiX OC: k-lɯʔCS 2 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vt Scausativeto cause that S, to ensure that SCS
差 chāi OC: skhreel MC: ʈʂhɣɛ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vttoN.+V[0]pivotpost-Han: send out on a mission
起 qǐ OC: khɯʔ MC: khɨ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vttoN.+V[0]arouse N so that it V-s
使令 shǐ lìng OC: srɯʔ ɡ-reŋ MC: ʂɨ liɛŋ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPtt(oN.)+V[0]cause the contextually determinate object to V
與 yǔ MC: yoX OC: k-laʔDS 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- vtoN. V[0]N=pivotcause N to V; send down V to NDS
派 pài OC: phreeɡs MC: phɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- vttoN.+V[0]pivotlate colloquial: send out to
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- Syntactic words
- VPt(oN1.) N2make the contextually determinate N1 into an N2CH
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