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   Cause

   /kôz/

   

   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 that, because of a deep commitment, one is prepared to defend or advocate: "she devoted her 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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