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The definition of cause
9 Definitions of: cause
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- noun, a person, thing, event, state, or action that produces an effect
- noun, grounds for action; motive; justification
- noun, the ideals, etc, of a group or movement
- noun, the welfare or interests of a person or group in a dispute
- noun, a matter of widespread concern or importance
- noun, a) a ground for legal action; matter giving rise to a lawsuit b) the lawsuit itself
- noun, (in the philosophy of Aristotle) any of four requirements for a thing's coming to be, namely material (material cause), its nature (formal cause), an agent (efficient cause), and a purpose (final cause)
- noun, make common cause with to join with (a person, group, etc) for a common objective
- verb, to be the cause of; bring about; precipitate; be the reason for
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| Synonyms: | motivation, enterprise, spring, reason, source, origin, agency, agent, maker, producer | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | result, prevent |
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