Defn: To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
[Obs.] Spenser.
CAUSE
Cause, conj.
Defn: Abbreviation of Because. B. Jonson.
CAUSEFUL
Cause"ful, n.
Defn: Having a cause. [Obs.]
CAUSELESS
Cause"less, a.
Defn: 1. Self-originating; uncreated.
2. Without just or sufficient reason; groundless. My fears are causeless and ungrounded. Denham.
CAUSELESS
Cause"less, adv.
Defn: Without cause or reason.