initiate vs cause

cause vs initiate

initiate and cause both are nouns.

initiate and cause both are verbs.

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

As verbs, cause is a hypernym of initiate; that is, cause is a word with a broader meaning than initiate:

initiate: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
cause: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

Other hypernyms of initiate include do, make.

initiate (noun)	cause (noun)
people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field	a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
someone new to a field or activity	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

initiate (verb)	cause (verb)
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
bring up a topic for discussion	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
bring into being
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

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