A verb (or grammatical form) that expresses causing someone to do something; in Japanese often realized as the causative form (e.g. "make/let someone do").
日本語の授業で使役動詞（〜させる）の作り方を習いました。
In Japanese class we learned how to form causative verbs (〜saseru).
先生は生徒に作文を書かせた。これは使役動詞の典型的な例です。
The teacher made the students write an essay. This is a typical example of a causative verb.
英語の 'make' や 'let' は日本語の使役動詞と意味が似ている場合がありますが、用法は異なります。
English words like 'make' and 'let' can be similar in meaning to Japanese causative verbs, but their usage differs.