踊おどらせる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

make someone dance; let someone dance

Literal causative: to cause or allow someone to dance. Often used with children, students, or in performance contexts.

• 先せん生せいは生せい徒とたちを運うん動どう会かいで踊おどらせた。

  The teacher made the students dance at the sports day.

• 娘むすめをバレエ教きょう室しつで踊おどらせている。

  I have my daughter take ballet lessons (lit. I let/make my daughter dance at a ballet class).

ichidan verb, transitive verb

manipulate; lead astray; make someone dance to one's tune

Figurative use: to control or manipulate someone's actions, often for one's own benefit. Implies the person being controlled is unaware or used like a puppet.

• 彼かれは巧たくみな話わ術じゅつで相あい手てを踊おどらせた。

  He skillfully manipulated his opponent with his eloquence.

• 悪わるい仲なか間まに踊おどらされて、犯はん罪ざいに手てを染そめてしまった。

  Led astray by bad friends, he ended up getting involved in crime.