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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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   • Cause: Korean Translation

     CAUSE translate: -을 일으키다, 원인, (감정의) 이유, 대의 명분. Learn more in...

   • Cause: Arabic Translation

     CAUSE translate: يُسبّب, سَبَب , سَبَب / داع, هَدَف / داع /...

   • Cause Célèbre

     CAUSE CÉLÈBRE definition: 1. an event, such as a famous...

   • Portuguese Translation

     CAUSE translate: causa, razão, origem, motivo, razão, causa,...

   • Cause a Stink

     CAUSE A STINK definition: 1. to cause trouble and make...

   • English (US)

     CAUSE meaning: 1. the reason why something, especially...

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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:

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   A cause makes an effect, and you're likely to hear the phrase " cause and effect" when people are trying to analyze how things happen. Cause can also mean something worth fighting for — like social justice or animal rights. You might raise money for a good cause, like ending poverty.

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