Decide
Induce
Induce verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: the medication induced labor
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Then, his parents decide to induce Lois's labour (she is pregnant at the time) so his new brother will get born on the same day.
Source: Not-So-Forgotten Birthday - Exhibit A does this to the entire Order of the Phoenix (except for Snape) when they decide the best way to get Harry to manifest "the power the Dark Lord knows not" is to induce a Traumatic Superpower Awakening — i.e., torture and rape him for two years.
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