Oc‐ca″sion (ŏk‐kā″zhŭn), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Occasioned (–zhŭnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Occasioning.] [Cf. F. occasionner.] To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety. South.
If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make several combinations of simple ideas into distinct modes. Locke.