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Actively cause something to happen
Answer for the clue "Actively cause something to happen ", 7 letters:
letting
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: allow , permit ] ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ By now the cottage lettings were in full swing. ▪ My hon. Friend's point about local authorities in terms of voids and, often, delays in letting is a genuine problem. ▪ Riggers are for letting , lining out and landscape applications. ...
Usage examples of letting.
The goal is to avoid letting the adolescent isolate cyberspace from the rest of their life.
Vaughn watched Morris work his way aft, letting out his tether as he went, until he was at the far aft-point of the hull where it sloped down into the water.
Shivering, Alec went off a few feet and turned away before letting the blanket drop.
LETTING his gaze turn from Weston, Renz gave Alker a straight, accusing look.
You talked about not letting the public get free looks at Madame Alp, but everywhere on the road people are looking at the lion for free.
Deliberately she stepped back, letting Anele go as her anger took another form.
The tall figure of Aragon stood at the helm, letting the boat drift on the tide.
At a nod from the baron, Arga went to the window and dragged apart the thick curtains, letting in beams of dusty daylight.
I still do not approve of the way this has been done, but by the time your plans became uncovered it would arguably have caused more damage attempting to arrest them than letting them go ahead.
He was showing Bart favor by letting him visit the armory and have a quick visit with his new wife.
Of course she enjoyed a good fuck and never tired of letting men get into her pants but the truth was what she found deeply arousing was taking control of a man.
The priests began to move through the ranks of kneeling soldiers, asperging them with rose water from brass censers which they whirled about them on long chains, as indigen hunters whirl bolas around their heads before letting fly at their target.
She threw her head back, letting out small gasps of ecstasy as his tongue danced around her aureola, teasing her to the brink of madness.
The Directorate is her babyshe was one of those who pushed to get it set upand she has no intention of letting it be used for nefarious purposes.
In a flourish that surprised everyone, Bec ripped handfuls of leaves from a spindly bush and stuffed them inside the gutted perch before letting Sarah bake them on her smoking fire pit.