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cause::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | causal agency, causal agent |
| Type of | physical entity |
| Has types | agent, engine, theurgy, supernatural, fate, first cause, force, catalyst, cause of death, vital principle, soul, life principle, killer, individual, manipulator, mortal, someone, nature, occult, operator, somebody, person, power, prime mover, primum mobile, danger, destiny, deus ex machina |
| Derivation | causal |
cause::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | do, make |
| Type of | make, create |
| Has types | prompt, propel, regulate, provoke, set up, shape, spawn, actuate, breed, call forth, determine, effect, effectuate, engender, evoke, facilitate, force, impel, incite, influence, initiate, kick up, make, mold, motivate, move, occasion, pioneer |
| Derivation | causation, causative |
cause a commotion.
cause an accident.
cause::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | case, causa, lawsuit, suit |
| Type of | legal proceeding, proceedings, proceeding |
| Has types | class-action suit, paternity suit, civil suit, class action, bastardy proceeding, moot, criminal suit, countersuit |
cause::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | campaign, crusade, drive, effort, movement |
| Type of | venture |
| Has types | feminist movement, ad campaign, advertising campaign, anti-war movement, campaigning, candidacy, candidature, charm campaign, consumerism, electioneering, feminism, ad blitz, fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort, gay lib, gay liberation movement, lost cause, political campaign, reform, war, women's lib, women's liberation movement, youth crusade, youth movement |
they worked in the cause of world peace.
cause::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grounds, reason |
| Type of | justification |
| Derivation | causal |
he had no cause to complain.
cause::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | origin, inception, origination |
| Has types | producer, factor, etiology, antecedent, mutagenesis, aetiology |
| Derivation | causal |
they are trying to determine the cause of the crash.
Examples of cause
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Street creep can sometimes cause pavement to shift more than 5 inches, she said.
From the stltoday.com
Those strange white spots you see on your daily planner are not cause for alarm.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The real cause for these accidents are people unable to drive getting a license.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The state Fire Marshals office initially blamed the fire on an electrical cause.
From the bostonherald.com
The main cause has been continued unrest in the Middle East, particularly Libya.
From the sacbee.com
Paying prevailing wages can cause projects to become more expensive, Olson said.
From the thenewstribune.com
Some events are cause and effect and some events are simply because they happen.
From the omaha.com
It's a question of did the anxiety come first or the bullying cause the anxiety?
From the abcnews.go.com
The implications of these facts are a cause for concern for any thinking person.
From the washingtontimes.com
- Events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
- Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
- A justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
- Induce: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "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"
- Campaign: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "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"; "contributed to the war effort"
- Causal agent: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- Causality is the relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is a consequence of the first.
- "On s'est aimu00E9 u00E0 cause" (meaning "We've Loved Each Other Because") is the third and last single released in Quebec from Celine Dion's French album D'elles. It was sent to the radio stations in August 2007.
- (Causes (company)) Causes was founded in 2007 as an online advocacy and fundraising application within Facebook, which is the world's largest online social network. It is one of the most trafficked websites in the United States.
