cause vs occult

occult vs cause

cause and occult both are nouns.

cause is not an adjective while occult is an adjective.

cause and occult both are verbs.

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

As nouns, occult is a hyponym of cause; that is, occult 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
occult: supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

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

cause (noun)	occult (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	supernatural practices and techniques
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy	supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a justification for something existing or happening
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

cause (adjective)	occult (adjective)
	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
	hidden and difficult to see

cause (verb)	occult (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner	hide from view
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally	cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
	become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished

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