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(verb) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
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Synonyms: do, make |
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Related Words: breed, bring about, call forth, create, determine, effect, effectuate, engender, evoke, force, impel, incite, influence, initiate, kick up, make, make, motivate, move, occasion, pioneer, prompt, propel, provoke, regulate, set up, shape, spawn |
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(noun) a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" |
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Synonyms: grounds, reason |
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Related Words: justification |
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(noun) events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" |
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Related Words: aetiology, antecedent, etiology, factor, genesis, inception, origin, origination, producer |
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(noun) any entity that causes events to happen |
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Synonyms: causal agency, causal agent |
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Related Words: Destiny, Fate, agent, catalyst, danger, deus ex machina, engine, entity, first cause, force, human, individual, life principle, manipulator, mortal, nature, occult, operator, person, power, prime mover, primum mobile, somebody, someone, something, soul, spiritual being, supernatural, supernatural being, vital principle |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: campaign, crusade, drive, effort, movement |
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Related Words: ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign, campaigning, candidacy, candidature, ecumenical movement, electioneering, feminism, feminist movement, fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort, gay lib, gay liberation movement, political campaign, reform, venture, war, women's lib, women's liberation movement, youth crusade, youth movement |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: get, have, induce, make, stimulate |
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Related Words: bring, compel, decide, encourage, inspire, instigate, lead, let, obligate, oblige, persuade, prompt |
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(noun) (law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" |
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Synonyms: case, causa, lawsuit, suit |
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Related Words: judicial proceeding, legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings |
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