verb
- caused or brought about; gave rise to
Usage: past tense and past participle of ‘occasion’; formal
Examples
- The heavy rainfall occasioned severe flooding in the valley.
- His rude behavior occasioned an angry response from the teacher.
- The new policy occasioned much debate among the committee members.
- The accident was occasioned by poor visibility during the storm.
- Her sudden departure occasioned rumors throughout the office.
- The discovery occasioned great excitement in the scientific community.