Noun

• S: (n) cause (cause%1:11:00::) (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something) "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
• S: (n) cause (cause%1:10:00::), reason (reason%1:10:00::), grounds (grounds%1:10:00::) (a justification for something existing or happening) "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
• S: (n) campaign (campaign%1:04:02::), cause (cause%1:04:01::), crusade (crusade%1:04:00::), drive (drive%1:04:02::), movement (movement%1:04:03::), effort (effort%1:04:03::) (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"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) causal agent (causal_agent%1:03:00::), cause (cause%1:03:00::), causal agency (causal_agency%1:03:00::) (any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results)
• S: (n) lawsuit (lawsuit%1:04:00::), suit (suit%1:04:00::), case (case%1:04:00::), cause (cause%1:04:00::), causa (causa%1:04:00::) (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"

Verb

• S: (v) cause (cause%2:36:00::), do (do%2:36:02::), make (make%2:36:08::) (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally) "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
• S: (v) induce (induce%2:32:00::), stimulate (stimulate%2:32:01::), cause (cause%2:32:00::), have (have%2:32:00::), get (get%2:32:00::), make (make%2:32:00::) (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"