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cause vs effect

effect vs cause

cause and effect both are nouns.

cause and effect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cause Yes No Yes No
effect Yes No Yes No
As verbs, effect is a hyponym of cause; that is, effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cause:
  • cause: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  • effect: produce
Other hyponyms of cause include determine, influence, mold, mould, regulate, shape, initiate, pioneer, effectuate, set up, make, occasion, call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke, breed, engender, spawn, actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel, force, impel, facilitate.
cause (noun) effect (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results an outward appearance
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (of a law) having legal validity
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
a justification for something existing or happening the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
cause (verb) effect (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner produce
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally act so as to bring into existence
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