. Cause (Constant antecedent)
Nouns
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cause, origin, source, principle, element
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occasioner, prime mover
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author etc. (producer) Producer
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mainspring
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agent
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leaven
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groundwork, foundation etc. (support) Support. spring, fountain, well, font
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fountainhead, spring head, wellhead
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genesis
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descent etc. (paternity) Paternity
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remote cause
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influence. pivot, hinge, turning point, lever, crux, fulcrum
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key
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proximate cause
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straw that breaks the camel's back. ground
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reason, reason why
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why and wherefore, rationale, occasion, derivation
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final cause etc. (intention) Intention
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undercurrents. rudiment. egg, germ, embryo, bud, root, radix radical, etymon, nucleus, seed, stem, stock, stirps, trunk, tap-root, gemmule, radicle, semen, sperm. nest, cradle, nursery, womb, nidus, birthplace, hotbed. causality, causation
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origination
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production etc. Production.
Verbs
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be the cause of etc. n .
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originate
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give origin to, give rise, to, give occasion to
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cause, occasion, sow the seeds of, kindle, suscitate
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bring on, bring to bring pass, bring about
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produce
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create etc. Production
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set up, set afloat, set on foot
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found, broach, institute, lay the foundation of
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lie at the root of. procure, induce, draw down, open the door to, superinduce, evoke, entail, operate
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elicit, provoke. conduce to etc. (tend to) Tendency
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contribute
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have a hand in the pie, have a finger in the pie
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determine, decide, turn the scale
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have a common origin
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derive its origin etc. (effect) [Constant sequent.] Effect.
Adjectives
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caused etc. v.
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causal, original
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primary, primitive, primordial
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aboriginal
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protogenal
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radical
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embryonic, embryotic
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in embryo
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seminal, germinal
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at the bottom of
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connate, having a common origin.