To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
To set off an event or action.
Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
To stir the emotions of.