put sb to sth
to cause someone to experience or do something:
Your generosity puts me to shame.
I've put the children to work clearing the snow from the path.
I hope we're not putting you to any inconvenience.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing things to happen
- -ization
- -ize
- actuate
- actuation
- agent
- awaken (sth) in sb
- be associated with sth
- beget
- draw
- fuel
- instigate
- instigator
- introduce
- lie
- plant
- produce
- rise
- usher sth in
- wreak
- wrought
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