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   cause

   /kɔːz/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition: "the cause of the accident is not clear" Similar sourcerootoriginbeginning(s)starting pointseedgermgenesisagencyoccasionmainspringbasebasisfoundationbottomseatoriginatorauthorcreatorproduceragentprime movermakerfons et origoliterary:fountainheadwellspringfountbegetterrare:radixOpposite effectresult
   • ▪ reasonable grounds for doing, thinking, or feeling something: "Faye's condition had given no cause for concern" Similar reasongroundsjustificationcallneednecessityoccasionbasismotivemotivationinducementexcusepretextpurposestimulusprovocation
   • 2. 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 principleidealbelief (in)convictiontenetobjectendaimobjectivepurposeinterestmovemententerpriseundertakingcharity
   • 3. a matter to be resolved in a court of law: "forty-five causes were entered in the list for the March session"
   • ▪ an individual's case offered at law: "the rule that no man should be a judge in his own cause" Similar casesuitlawsuitactiondisputecontentionpoint of view

   verb

   • 1. make (something, especially something bad) happen: "this disease can cause blindness"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin causa (noun), causare (verb).

   Derivatives

   • 1. causable adjective
   • 2. causeless adjective
   • 3. causer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   a. : a reason for an action or condition : motive. b. : something that brings about an effect or a result. trying to find the cause of the accident. c. : a person or thing that is the occasion of an action or state. a cause for celebration. especially : an agent that brings something about.

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   any of the four things necessary for the movement or the coming into being of a thing, namely a material (material cause), something to act upon it (efficient cause), a form taken by the movement or development (formal cause), and a goal or purpose (final cause)

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   CAUSE meaning: 1. someone or something that makes something happen: 2. a reason to feel something or to behave in…. Learn more.

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   Definition of cause verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident? the reason or motive for some human action: The good news was a cause for rejoicing. good or sufficient reason:

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › causeCause - definition of cause by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence. b. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result. 2. A basis for an action or response; a reason: The doctor's report gave no cause for alarm. 3.