n. 25B6; noun
the cause of the fire : SOURCE, root, origin, beginning(s), starting point; mainspring, base, basis, foundation, fountainhead; originator, author, creator, producer, agent; formal radix.
there is no cause for alarm : REASON, grounds, justification, call, need, necessity, occasion, excuse, pretext.
the cause of human rights 007C; a good cause : PRINCIPLE, ideal, belief, conviction; object, end, aim, objective, purpose; charity.
he went to plead his cause : CASE, suit, lawsuit, action, dispute.
-genic, -facient.
effect, result.
25B6; verb this disease can cause blindness : BRING ABOUT, give rise to, lead to, result in, create, produce, generate, engender, spawn, bring on, precipitate, prompt, provoke, trigger, make happen, induce, inspire, promote, foster; poetic/literary beget, enkindle.
result from.