fate vs cause

fate and cause both are nouns.

fate and cause both are verbs.

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

As nouns, cause is a hypernym of fate; that is, cause is a word with a broader meaning than fate:

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

Other hypernyms of fate include causal agency, causal agent.

fate (noun)	cause (noun)
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events	a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)	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

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

Difference between fate and cause

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