“causeth” is a form of
cause
/kɔːz/ noun, verb
Also a form of because
Forms causes causing caused causest causedst causeth
- noun (countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result. “They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.”
- noun (uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason. “There is no cause for alarm.”
- noun (countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
- noun (obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
- noun (countable, obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
- noun (countable, law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
- verb (transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce. “The lightning caused thunder.”
- verb (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. “His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.”
- verb (obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
Synonyms
basis genesis grounds justification occasion objective purpose aim ambition aspiration end terminus ad quem goal intention object success target telos litigation action reason campaign crusade drive movement effort causal agent causal agency lawsuit suit
Antonyms
effect result consequence hindrance impediment preventer prohibitor
Etymology
* From Middle English cause (also with the sense of “a thing”), borrowed from Old French cause (“a cause, a thing”), borrowed from Latin causa (“reason, sake, cause”), from Proto-Italic *kaussā, which is of unknown origin. Doublet of chose (“(law) a thing; personal property”). See accuse, excuse, recuse, ruse. Displaced native Old English intinga.
* From Middle English causen, Old French causer and Medieval Latin causāre.
Webster’s 1913
- noun That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
- noun That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
- verb To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; --usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb.
- verb To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
Etymology [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. Cause, v., Kickshaw.]
Etymology [F. causer, fr. cause, fr. L. causa. See Cause, n., and cf. Acouse.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “cause”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details