 | English  | German |  |
 | gratuitous {adj} [without cause] | 639 willkürlich [grundlos, beliebig] |  |
 | prime {adj} [cause, objective, target] | 356 hauptsächlich |  |
 | unnecessarily {adv} [for no reason, without good cause] | ohne Not [geh.] [Redewendung] [ohne zwingenden Grund] |  |
Verbs |
 | biol. hort. zool. to breed sth. [to produce by mating or cause to reproduce] | 2286 etw. züchten |  |
 | to spawn sth. [to cause to come into existence] | 1880 etw.Akk. hervorbringen [entstehen lassen] |  |
 | to twist sth. [cause to revolve] | 1725 etw.Akk. drehen |  |
 | to espouse sth. [cause, views etc.] | 1138 etw. unterstützen [Partei ergreifen für etw.] |  |
 | to budge sb. [cause to reconsider] | 1044 jdn. umstimmen |  |
 | to strain sth. [cause stress to] | 1033 etw. strapazieren |  |
 | to provoke sth. [cause] | 958 etw. hervorrufen |  |
 | to further sth. [interests, cause] | 480 etw. fördern |  |
 | to ruin sb./sth. [cause great damage or harm, wreck] [e.g. sb.'s life, sb.'s reputation] | 374 jdn./etw. vernichten [fig. für: ruinieren] [z. B. jds. Leben, jds. Ruf] |  |
 | to give [cause] | 335 verursachen |  |
 | med. to cut [cause pain] | 325 schmerzen |  |
 | to espouse sth. [a cause, a view, etc.] | 320 etw.Akk. verfechten [eine Sache, eine Ansicht etc.] |  |
 | to lap sth. [cause to overlap] | 310 etw. überlappen |  |
 | to worry sb. [cause concern] | 270 jdn. beunruhigen [Sorgen bereiten] |  |
 | to project sth. [cause to appear on a background] | 257 etw. abbilden [durch Projektion, Schatten etc.] |  |
 | to deflate [cause to lose conceitedness] | 223 ernüchtern |  |
 | to induce sth. [cause, bring about] | 212 etw. bewirken |  |
 | pharm. to purge [drug: cause purging of the bowels] | 212 abführen [Medikament: abführend wirken] |  |
 | to make [cause, induce] [e.g. make sb. suffer] | 157 lassen [(jdn.) veranlassen oder dazu bringen (, dass jd. etw. tut oder dass etw. getan wird)] [z. B. jdn. leiden lassen] |  |
 | to advance sth. [cause, interests etc.] | 127 etw. fördern |  |
 | to beget sth. [literary] [cause, initiate] | 102 etw. veranlassen |  |
 | to excite sth. [cause] | 84 etw. hervorrufen [auslösen] |  |
 | to anticipate sth. [cause to happen sooner] | 61 etw. beschleunigen |  |
 | to wheel sth. [fig.] [cause to move as if on wheels] | 59 etw. antreiben |  |
 | to incandesce [to glow or cause to glow with heat] | 58 glühen [leuchten] [durch Hitze] |  |
 | equest. to pitch [cause to pitch, e. g. horse] | 51 abwerfen [Pferd] |  |
 | to originate sth. [cause] | 42 etw. verursachen |  |
 | to occasion sth. [formal] [cause, bring to pass] | 24 etw.Akk. bewirken |  |
 | to repugn sb. [rare] [archaic] [cause to feel repugnance] | 16 jdn. anwidern |  |
 | to start sth. [cause] | 14 etw.Akk. verursachen |  |
 | chem. to precipitate sth. [cause to separate from a chemical solution] | 11 etw.Akk. ausscheiden [ausfällen] |  |
 | to occasionate sth. [obs.] [cause] | 9 etw. verursachen |  |
 | to bring sth. [bring about, cause] | etw.Akk. nach sich ziehen [herbeiführen, bewirken] |  |
 | to champion sb./sth. [person, action, cause] | sich für jdn./etw. engagieren |  |
 | to churn sth. [cause to foam by vigorous stirring or agitation] | etw.Akk. zum Schäumen bringen |  |
 | to collapse sth. [cause sth. to fall down or give way] | etw.Akk. zum Einsturz bringen |  |
 | to collapse sth. [cause sth. to fall down or give way] | etw.Akk. zum Einstürzen bringen |  |
 | to crine sth. [Scot.] [cause to dry up] | etw.Akk. austrocknen |  |
 | to discommode sb. [formal] [cause inconvenience] | jdm. Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten |  |
 | to ecstasiate [cause an ecstasy] | einen Freudentaumel auslösen |  |
 | to espouse sth. [adopt or support (a cause, a belief, etc.)] | für etw.Akk. eintreten [etw. verfechten] |  |
 | to espouse sth. [cause, views] | für etw.Akk. Partei ergreifen |  |
 | sports to fell sb. [cause sb. to fall; esp. football, boxing, etc.] | jdn. zu Fall bringen |  |
 | textil. to felt [cause fibers to felt] | walken [Gewebe bearbeiten um es zu verfilzen] |  |
 | to hush sb. [cause to be quiet] | jdn. zum Schweigen bringen |  |
 | to naturalize sth. [make, or cause to appear, natural] | etw.Akk. vernatürlichen |  |
 | to pass sth. [to cause to be accepted or received] | etw.Akk. durchgehen lassen [akzeptieren] |  |