cause vs reform

reform vs cause

cause and reform both are nouns.

cause and reform both are verbs.

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

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

cause: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
reform: a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices

Other hyponyms of cause include ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign, anti-war movement, charm campaign, consumerism, campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign, fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort, feminism, feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, gay lib, gay liberation movement, lost cause, war, youth crusade, youth movement.

cause (noun)	reform (noun)
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results	a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy	a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end	self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
a justification for something existing or happening
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

cause (verb)	reform (verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally	break up the molecules of
	produce by cracking
	change for the better
	bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
	improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

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