cause vs fate

cause and fate both are nouns.

cause and fate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No
fate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fate is a hyponym of cause; that is, fate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cause:

cause: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
fate: the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events

Other hyponyms of cause include being, organism, agent, nature, occult, supernatural, theurgy, first cause, prime mover, primum mobile, destiny, actor, doer, worker, catalyst, deus ex machina, manipulator, operator, force, power, life principle, vital principle, engine, cause of death, killer, danger, agent.

cause (noun)	fate (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy	the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
a justification for something existing or happening
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

cause (verb)	fate (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner	decree or designate beforehand
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

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