0 present participle of cause
1 to make something happen, especially something bad:
Some types of paint on toys can cause lead-poisoning in children.
The bomb was designed to cause the maximum amount of damage.
Smoking can cause respiratory diseases.
This overvalued the currency, causing an increase in imports and thus a current-account deficit.
Although frequently considered as causing minimal non-disabling symptoms, peripheral neuropathy in the elderly patient can in fact be responsible for considerable functional disability.
However, spatial pooling can blend different motion signals together, causing them to begin to cancel.