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| 1. | [ verb ] give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally | |
| Synonyms: | make do | |
| Examples: | "cause a commotion" "make a stir" "cause an accident" |
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| Related terms: | make determine effect impel make motivate engender initiate occasion provoke facilitate causal_agent causing | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | |
| Synonyms: | make have get induce stimulate | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | compel lead let persuade prompt decide encourage suborn bring solicit stimulation stimulation causing persuader inducement trigger | |
| 3. | [ noun ] events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something | |
| Examples: | "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" |
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| Related terms: | origin factor producer antecedent mutagenesis etiology | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a justification for something existing or happening | |
| Synonyms: | grounds reason | |
| Examples: | "he had no cause to complain" "they had good reason to rejoice" |
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| Related terms: | justification | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | |
| Synonyms: | campaign movement drive crusade effort | |
| 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" |
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| 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 crusade | |
| 6. | [ noun ] any entity that causes events to happen | |
| Synonyms: | 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_cause | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | |
| Synonyms: | case suit causa lawsuit | |
| Examples: | "the family brought suit against the landlord" |
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| Related terms: | proceeding civil_suit criminal_suit bastardy_proceeding countersuit moot class-action_suit law | |
| Similar spelling: |
cayuse Causey case Casey Casie causeway Caskey Caisse Cassie Cassey casque cashew cage cake Casa Cass Caso cask cash cagey cache Casio Cassi Cassy causa Cayce Cascio cassia Cayuga Cashaw cachou Chausse |
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