cause (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 7 senses of the word *cause*:
NOUN	event	cause	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
communication	cause, reason, grounds	a justification for something existing or happening
act	cause, campaign, crusade, drive, movement, effort	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Tops	cause, causal agent, causal agency	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
act	cause, lawsuit, suit, case, causa	a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
VERB	creation	cause, do, make	give rise to
communication	cause, induce, stimulate, have, get, make	cause to do

cause > pronunciation
Sounds	kaa'z; kao'z
Rhymes	baas ... vase: 5 rhymes with aaz...
applause ... tropopause: 8 rhymes with aoz...

English > *cause*: 7 senses > noun 1, event
Meaning	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something.
Example	"they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
Narrower	antecedent	A preceding occurrence or cause or event
	etiology, aetiology	The cause of a disease
	factor	Anything that contributes causally to a result
	mutagenesis	An event capable of causing a mutation
	producer	Something that produces / produces / produces / produces / produces
Broader	origin, origination, inception	An event that is a beginning
Catalan	causa
Spanish	causa
Adjectives	causal	involving or constituting a cause
Verbs	cause	cause to do
Verbs	cause	give rise to

English > *cause*: 7 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A justification for something existing or happening.
Example	"he had no cause to complain"
Synonyms	reason, grounds
Broader	justification	A statement in explanation of some action or belief
Catalan	causa, motiu, raó
Spanish	causa, motivo, razón
Adjectives	causal	involving or constituting a cause
Verbs	cause	cause to do
Verbs	cause	give rise to

English > *cause*: 7 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
Example	"they worked in the cause of world peace"
Synonyms	campaign, crusade, drive, movement, effort
Narrower	advertising campaign, ad campaign, ad blitz	An organized program of advertisements
	anti-war movement	A campaign against entering or continuing a war
	campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign	The campaign of a candidate to be elected
	charm campaign	A campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
	consumerism	A movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
	feminist movement, feminism, women's liberation movement, women's lib	The movement aimed at equal rights for women
	fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort	A campaign to raise money for some cause
	gay liberation movement, gay lib	The movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression
	lost cause	A defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
	reform	A campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
	war	A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
	youth movement, youth crusade	Political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
Broader	venture	Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Catalan	campanya, moviment
Spanish	campaña, movimiento

English > *cause*: 7 senses > noun 4, Tops
Meaning	Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results.
Synonyms	causal agent, causal agency
Narrower	agent	An active and efficient cause
	agent	A substance that exerts some force or effect
	catalyst	Something that causes an important event to happen
	cause of death, killer	The causal agent resulting in death
	danger	A cause of pain or injury or loss
	destiny, fate	The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
	deus ex machina	Any active agent who appears unexpectedly / unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
	engine	Something used to achieve a purpose
	first cause, prime mover, primum mobile	An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
	nature	A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
	operator, manipulator	An agent that operates some apparatus or machine
	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
	power, force	One possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
	supernatural, occult	supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
	theurgy	The effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
	vital principle, life principle	A hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
Broader	physical entity	An entity that has physical existence
Catalan	causa
Spanish	causa
Adjectives	causal	involving or constituting a cause
Verbs	cause	cause to do
Verbs	cause	give rise to

English > *cause*: 7 senses > noun 5, act
Meaning	A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.
Synonyms	lawsuit, suit, case, causa
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrower	civil suit	A lawsuit alleging violations / violations of civil law by the defendant
	class action, class-action suit	A lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large / large / large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
	countersuit	A suit brought against someone who has sued you
	criminal suit	A lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
	moot	A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
	paternity suit, bastardy proceeding	A lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support / support of the child once paternity is determined)
Broader	proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings	(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

English > *cause*: 7 senses > verb 1, creation
Meaning	give rise to; cause to happen / happen / happen or occur, not always intentionally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"cause a commotion" "cause an accident"
Synonyms	do, make
Narrower	determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate	shape or influence
	effect, effectuate, set up	produce
	engender, breed, spawn	Call forth
	facilitate	increase the likelihood of (a response)
	impel, force	urge or force (a person) to an action
	initiate, pioneer	Take the lead or initiative in
	make	compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
	motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite	Give an incentive for action / action
	occasion	Give occasion to
	provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Catalan	fer
Spanish	hacer
Adjectives	causative	producing an effect
Nouns	causation	the act of causing something to happen / happen
	cause	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
	cause	a justification for something existing or happening
	cause	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

English > *cause*: 7 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Model	They cause him to write the letter
Synonyms	induce, stimulate, have, get, make
Narrower	bring	induce or persuade
	compel, oblige, obligate	Force somebody to do something
	decide	Cause to decide
	encourage	spur on
	lead	Cause to undertake a certain action / action
	let	actively cause something to happen / happen / happen / happen
	persuade	Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action
	prompt, inspire, instigate	Serve as the inciting cause of
	solicit	incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
	suborn	induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
Catalan	causar, fer, induir
Spanish	causar, hacer, inducir
Adjectives	causative	producing an effect
Nouns	causation	the act of causing something to happen / happen
	cause	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
	cause	a justification for something existing or happening
	cause	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

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