cause
noun
[ kɔːz ]
• a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.
• "the cause of the accident is not clear"
Similar:
source,
root,
origin,
beginning(s),
starting point,
seed,
germ,
genesis,
agency,
occasion,
mainspring,
base,
basis,
foundation,
bottom,
seat,
originator,
author,
creator,
producer,
agent,
prime mover,
maker,
fons et origo,
fountainhead,
wellspring,
fount,
begetter,
radix,
• a principle, aim, or movement to which one is committed and which one is prepared to defend or advocate.
• "she devoted her whole adult life to the cause of deaf people"
Similar:
principle,
ideal,
belief (in),
conviction,
tenet,
object,
end,
aim,
objective,
purpose,
interest,
movement,
enterprise,
undertaking,
charity,
• a matter to be resolved in a court of law.
• "forty-five causes were entered in the list for the March session"
cause
verb
• make (something, especially something bad) happen.
• "this disease can cause blindness"
Similar:
bring about,
give rise to,
be the cause of,
lead to,
result in,
create,
begin,
produce,
generate,
originate,
engender,
spawn,
occasion,
effect,
bring to pass,
bring on,
precipitate,
prompt,
provoke,
kindle,
trigger,
make happen,
spark off,
touch off,
stir up,
whip up,
induce,
inspire,
promote,
foster,
beget,
enkindle,
effectuate,
Opposite:
result from,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin causa (noun), causare (verb).
’cause
conjunction
• short for because.
