give+occasion+to
1give occasion for — index cause Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2give occasion to — provide cause or grounds to; provide with a chance to; cause, give rise to …
3occasion — [ə kā′zhən, ōkā′zhən] n. [ME occasioun < OFr < L occasio, accidental opportunity, fit time < occasus, pp. of occidere, to fall < ob (see OB ) + cadere, to fall: see CASE1] 1. a favorable time or juncture; opportunity 2. a fact, event …
4Occasion — Oc*ca sion ([o^]k*k[=a] zh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Occasioned} ([o^]k*k[=a] zh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Occasioning}.] [Cf. F. occasionner.] To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety. South. [1913 Webster]… …
5occasion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Opportunity Nouns occasion, opportunity, opening, room; circumstance, event, opportuneness; crisis, turn, juncture, psychological moment, conjuncture; turning point; given time; nick of time; chance of a …
6occasion — Synonyms and related words: a leg up, advantage, adventure, affair, antecedent, antecedents, author, bare necessities, base, basis, bear, beget, break, breed, bring about, bring forth, bring on, bring to effect, bring to pass, call, call for,… …
7give birth to — Synonyms and related words: author, bear, beget, birth, breed, bring about, bring forth, bring to birth, bring to effect, bring to pass, cause, conceive, create, do, effect, effectuate, engender, establish, father, found, generate, gestate, give… …
8occasion — /euh kay zheuhn/, n. 1. a particular time, esp. as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions. 2. a special or important time, event, ceremony, celebration, etc.: His birthday will be quite an occasion. 3. a… …
9occasion — oc•ca•sion [[t]əˈkeɪ ʒən[/t]] n. 1) a particular time, esp. as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences 2) a special or important time, event, ceremony, etc.: The party was quite an occasion[/ex] 3) a convenient or favorable time;… …
10occasion — 1. noun /əˈkeɪʒən/ a) A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation. b) An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reacti …
