持たせる

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to have someone hold; to let someone have; to give
2. v1vt
   to have someone carry; to send with someone
3. v1vt
   to keep; to preserve
4. v1vt
   to have someone pay (e.g. the bill); to burden someone with
5. v1vt
   to raise someone's hopes

Example sentences

• 子供たちに何かあそぶ物を持たせることが必要だと思う。

  I think it necessary for children to have something to play with.

• 学問は興味を持たせる物であろうとなかろうと、常に正確でなければならない。

  Scholarship must always be exact whether it is interesting or not.