Definition of caous
1. cause [ v ] give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
Examples:
"cause a commotion"
"make a stir"
"cause an accident"
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
He said his plan is designed to `` meet the needs of those millions who have no wish to receive care at the taxpayers ' expense , but who are nevertheless staggered by the drain on their savings - or those of their children - caused by an extended hospital stay '' .
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
A certain vagueness may also be caused by tactical appreciation of the fact that the present council meeting is a semipublic affair , with no_fewer_than six Soviet correspondents accredited .
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
A prepared statement released by the student group Friday stated that `` extensive research by COAHR into techniques and methods of theater integration in other cities indicated that the presence of picket_lines and stand-ins before segregated theaters causes a drop in profits '' .
Perhaps the engineers can find_out what causes all the congestion and suggest methods to eliminate it .
(The Providence Journal,...)
The impact with the utility pole caused a brief power_failure in the immediate area of the accident .
Synonyms cause make do Related Terms make determine effect impel make motivate engender initiate occasion provoke facilitate causal_agent causing2. cause [ v ] cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Examples: : "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"
"My children finally got me to buy a computer"
"My wife made me buy a new sofa"
(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)
It is spirit which gives life to a community and causes it to cohere .
(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)
But He set a bound to his [ state of ] sin , by interposing death , and thus causing sin to cease , putting an end to it by the dissolution of the flesh , which should take_place in the earth , so_that man , ceasing at_length to live in sin , and dying to it , might live to God '' .
(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
Every time you transplant a pansy you cause its flowers to become smaller .
(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)
The opening paragraph of the chapter titled The_Theory_Of_Representative_Perception , in the book Philosophies_Of_Science by Albert_G._Ramsperger says , `` passed_on to the brain , and there , by some unexplained process , it causes the mind to have a perception '' .
(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)
Nor have we remembered that in the melting_pot of America the hundreds of isolated and semi isolated ethnic , regional and occupational groups did not fuse into a homogeneous national unit until long after education and industrialization had caused them to cast oral tradition aside as a means of carrying culturally significant material .
Synonyms make cause have get induce stimulate Related Terms compel lead let persuade prompt decide encourage suborn bring solicit stimulation stimulation causing persuader inducement trigger3. cause [ n ] events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
Examples:
"they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
The report called racial discrimination in employment `` one of the most serious causes of family breakdown , desertion , and ADC dependency '' .
These , he said , are `` two of the principal underlying causes for family breakups leading to ADC '' .
Research projects as soon as possible on the causes and prevention of dependency and illegitimacy .
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
This is a common symptom and the cause usually is pressure on the nerve leading to the affected hand .
A back_brace might help , depending_upon the cause of sciatica .
Synonyms cause Related Terms origin factor producer antecedent mutagenesis etiology4. cause [ n ] a justification for something existing or happening
Examples:
"he had no cause to complain"
"they had good reason to rejoice"
(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)
But Torrio and Capone had graver cause to hate and distrust the Irishman .
(Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)
If you are unable to sign the request , because of illness or other good cause , another person who stands in close personal or business_relationship to you may sign the request on your behalf , stating the reason why you are unable to sign .
(Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)
But bitterness had more cause to remain , even increasingly to corrode .
Synonyms cause grounds reason Related Terms justification5. cause [ n ] a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Examples:
"he supported populist campaigns"
"they worked in the cause of world peace"
"the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
"the movement to end slavery"
(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)
The Providence_Daily_Journal , however , stated that Brown 's courage , bravery , and heroism `` in a good cause would make a man a martyr ; it gives something of dignity even to a bad one '' .
Resolved that , while we most decidedly disapprove the methods he adopted to accomplish his objects , yet in his willingness to die in aid of the great cause of human freedom , we still recognize the qualities of a noble nature and the exercise of a spirit which true men have always admired and which history never fails to honor .
Synonyms cause campaign drive movement crusade effort Related Terms venture campaigning advertising_campaign war reform fund-raising_campaign gay_liberation_movement anti-war_movement consumerism ecumenical_movement feminist_movement lost_cause youth_movement force repel drive crusade6. cause [ n ] any entity that causes events to happen
Used in print:(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)
Some 80 reaction tubes from 13 manifold fillings were illuminated in the temperature range from 40 to 85 ` in a further endeavor to determine the cause of the irreproducibility and to obtain information on the activation_energy and the effect of light intensity .
(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)
Cause of all this commotion : squat , pug-nosed , balding , hopelessly ugly Jean-Pierre_Bravado , a Bogartian figure , who plays a sadistic , amoral , philosophic Tasti-Freeze salesman in old New-Waver Fredrico_de_Mille_Rossilini 's endlessly provocative film , A_Sour_Sponge .
Synonyms cause causal_agency causal_agent Related Terms entity person power agent nature operator danger agent Destiny engine supernatural vital_principle spiritual_being cause_of_death deus_ex_machina catalyst first_cause7. cause [ n ] (law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
Examples:
"the family brought suit against the landlord"
(U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)
Haydn_C._Covington argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner .
Daniel_M._Friedman argued the cause for the United_States .
Synonyms case suit cause causa lawsuit Related Terms proceeding civil_suit criminal_suit bastardy_proceeding countersuit moot class-action_suit lawSimilar Spelling
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