cause

1. Events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something (synset 107341157)
   "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"
   is a type of: inception, origin, origination - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
   subtypes:

   • antecedent - a preceding occurrence or cause or event
   • aetiology, etiology - the cause of a disease
   • factor - anything that contributes causally to a result
   • producer - something that produces
   • mutagenesis - an event capable of causing a mutation
2. A justification for something existing or happening (synset 106753097)
   "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
   is a type of: justification - a statement in explanation of some action or belief
   same as: grounds, reason
3. A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (synset 100799906)
   "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"
   is a type of: venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
   subtypes:

   • ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements
   • anti-war movement - a campaign against entering or continuing a war
   • charm campaign - a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
   • consumerism - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
   • campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected
   • fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause
   • feminism, feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement - the movement aimed at equal rights for women
   • gay lib, gay liberation movement - the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression
   • lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
   • reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
   • war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
   • youth crusade, youth movement - political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
   same as: campaign, crusade, drive, effort, movement
4. Any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results (synset 100007347)
   is a type of: physical entity - an entity that has physical existence
   subtypes:

   • individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
   • agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
   • nature - a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
   • occult, supernatural - supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
   • theurgy - the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
   • first cause, prime mover, primum mobile - an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause
   • destiny, fate - the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
   • catalyst - something that causes an important event to happen
   • deus ex machina - any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
   • manipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
   • force, power - one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
   • life principle, vital principle - a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
   • engine - something used to achieve a purpose
   • cause of death, killer - the causal agent resulting in death
   • danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss
   • agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect
   same as: causal agency, causal agent
5. A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (synset 101185144)
   "the family brought suit against the landlord"
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
   subtypes:

   • civil suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
   • class action, class-action suit - a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
   • countersuit - a suit brought against someone who has sued you
   • criminal suit - a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
   • moot - a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
   • bastardy proceeding, paternity suit - a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
   same as: case, causa, lawsuit, suit

1. Give rise to;
   Cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (synset 201649143)
   "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
   is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
   subtypes:

   • determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape - shape or influence; give direction to
   • initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
   • effect, effectuate, set up - produce
   • make - compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
   • occasion - give occasion to
   • call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur
   • breed, engender, spawn - call forth
   • actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel - give an incentive for action
   • force, impel - urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
   • facilitate - increase the likelihood of (a response)
   same as: do, make
2. Cause to do;
   Cause to act in a specified manner (synset 200772482)
   "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"
   subtypes:

   • decide - cause to decide
   • persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
   • bring - induce or persuade
   • solicit - incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
   • encourage - spur on
   • let - actively cause something to happen
   • lead - cause to undertake a certain action
   • inspire, instigate, prompt - serve as the inciting cause of
   • suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
   • compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something
   same as: get, have, induce, make, stimulate

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