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cause(3) (iou)



cause verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French causer or Latin causari give as a pretext etc., medieval Latin -ari, -are be the cause of, from causa: see CAUSE noun.]
verb trans. Be the cause of, effect, bring about; occasion, produce; induce, make, (a person or thing to do, do, a thing to be done, be done); (arch.) bring it about that. LME.
cause havoc: see HAVOC noun 2.
Spenser She caused them be led..Into a bowre. Bible (AV): John 11:37 Could not this man..have caused that even this man should not have died? Dryden A Drench of Wine..the Patient's Death did cause. C. Beaton The visitor pressed an electric button that caused a glass wall to roll back. L. Durrell A cruel satirical short story, which..caused me great pain.
verb intrans. Give reasons or excuses. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
causable adjective (rare) that can be caused M17.
causer noun a person who or thing which causes something LME.