causing
NounUS[kah-zing]/ˈkɑzɪŋ/2 syllablesalso [kaw-zing] /ˈkɔzɪŋ/
Synonyms:
causation
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the act of causing something to happenSynonyms: causationType of act, deedKinds influence, sending, compulsion, inducement, trigger
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“causing” is listed under Cause.
Cause transitive verb [past tense & past participle Caused; present participle & verbal noun Causing.]
Origin: F. causer, fr. cause, fr. L. causa. See Cause, noun, and cf. Acouse.
To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; — usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb.
I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days.— Gen. vii. 4.
Cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans.— Col. iv. 16.
Synonyms: To create; produce; beget; effect; occasion; originate; induce; bring about.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54