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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
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.
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
Type Words
Synonyms get, have, induce, make, stimulate
Has types inspire, instigate, let, encourage, bring, solicit, obligate, oblige, compel, persuade, decide, prompt, suborn, lead
Derivation causation, causative
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.
Type Words
Synonyms grounds, reason
Type of justification
Derivation causal


he had no cause to complain.
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 causes

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Sara Demar, 31, died Feb. 19 from undetermined causes, according to the coroner.
From the sacbee.com
Fox said it could be the ever-present virus itself that causes the brain to age.
From the omaha.com
Martell lives with alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.
From the abcnews.go.com
Causes of death were determined by linking study records to national registries.
From the sciencedaily.com
She casts a spell that causes Kyle to lose his hair and grow scars and pustules.
From the freep.com
The January delays most likely were linked to multiple causes, Mr. McMahon said.
From the post-gazette.com
They also collect personal information, such as which causes interest the stars.
From the businessweek.com
Doug defines innovation simply as something that is patentable and causes chaos.
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The combination of heat and abrasive cleaning causes more leaching of chemicals.
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More examples
  • 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.