English Verbs Referring to "Causality"

to cause

Verb

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to make something happen, usually something bad

bring about cause create generate

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Please don't cause any more problems in class.

She accidentally caused the glass to shatter.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to prompt

Verb

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r

o

ɑ

m

p

t

to make something happen

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to create

Verb

c

k

r

ea

ieɪ

t

e

to bring something into existence or make something happen

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to produce

Verb

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r

o

oʊ

d

u

c

s

e

to cause or bring about something

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to stem

Verb

s

t

e

m

to be caused by something

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to stem from

Verb

/stˈɛm fɹʌm/

to originate from a particular source or factor

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

stem

phrase's particle

from

to occasion

Verb

o

ə

cc

k

a

eɪ

s

ʒ

io

ə

n

to bring about something

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to wreak

Verb

w

r

ea

i

k

to cause or inflict damage, harm, or destruction, often with great force or intensity

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to bring

Verb

b

r

i

ɪ

n

g

to result in or cause something

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to bring about

Verb

/bɹˈɪŋ ɐbˈaʊt/

to be the reason for a specific incident or result

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

bring

phrase's particle

about

to precipitate

Verb

p

r

e

ɪ

c

s

i

ɪ

p

i

ɪ

t

a

eɪ

t

e

to bring about or accelerate the occurrence of something, often resulting in unexpected or unfavorable consequences

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to instigate

Verb

i

ɪ

n

s

t

i

ə

g

a

eɪ

t

e

to cause something to begin or occur

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to result in

Verb

/ɹɪzˈʌlt ˈɪn/

to cause something to occur

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

result

phrase's particle

in

to beget

Verb

b

e

ɪ

g

e

ɛ

t

to cause, produce, or bring forth

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to engender

Verb

e

ɛ

n

g

ʤ

e

ɛ

n

d

e

ɜ

r

to bring about, generate, or cause the existence or development of something

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to catalyze

Verb

c

k

a

æ

t

a

ə

l

y

aɪ

z

e

to initiate or accelerate a process

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to pose

Verb

p

o

oʊ

s

z

e

to introduce danger, a threat, problem, etc.

bring about cause create generate

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ditransitive

to subject

Verb

s

u

ʌ

b

j

ʤ

e

ɛ

c

k

t

to make someone experience something unpleasant

bring about cause create generate

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ditransitive

to put through

Verb

/pˌʊt θɹˈuː/

to cause someone to endure or undergo a challenging situation or experience

bring about cause create generate

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ditransitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

put

phrase's particle

through

to influence

Verb

i

ɪ

n

f

l

ue

uə

n

c

s

e

to have an effect on a particular person or thing

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to impact

Verb

i

ɪ

m

p

a

æ

c

k

t

to have a strong effect on someone or something

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to affect

Verb

a

ə

ff

f

e

ɛ

c

k

t

to cause a change in a person, thing, etc.

bring about cause create generate

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transitive

to condition

Verb

c

k

o

ə

n

d

i

ɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

to exert a defining influence or shape the course and result of a situation, process, or outcome

bring about cause create generate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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