Adj. impending &c. v.

; destined; about to be, happen; coming, in store, to come, going to happen, instant, at hand, near; near, close at hand; over hanging, hang ing over one's head, imminent; brewing, preparing, forthcoming; in the wind, on the cards, in reserve; that will, is to be; in prospect &c. (expected) 507; loom ing in the distance, horizon, future; unborn, in embryo; in the womb of time, fu turity; pregnant &c. (producing) 161. Adv. in time, the long run; all in good ti me; eventually &c. 151; whatever may happen &c. (certainly) 474; as chance &c. 1 56 would have it. % SECTION VIII. CAUSATION 1. CONSTANCY OF SEQUENCE IN EVENTS % #153. [Constant antecedent]. Cause. N. cause, origin, source, principle, element; occasioner[obs3], prime mover, primum mobile[Lat]; vera causa[Lat]; author &c. (producer) 164; mainspring; agent; leaven; groundwork, foundation &c. (support) 215. spring, fountain, well, font; fountainhead, spring head, wellhead; fons et origo[Lat], genesis; descent &c. (paternity) 166; remote cause; influence. pivot , hinge, turning point, lever, crux, fulcrum; key; proximate cause, causa causan s[Lat]; straw that breaks the camel's back. ground; reason, reason why; why and wherefore, rationale, occasion, derivation; final cause &c. (intention) 620; les dessous des cartes[Fr]; undercurrents. rudiment, egg, germ, embryo, bud, root, radix radical, etymon, nucleus, seed, stem, stock, stirps, trunk, tap-root, gemm ule[obs3], radicle, semen, sperm. nest, cradle, nursery, womb, nidus, birthplace , hotbed. causality, causation; origination; production &c. 161. V. be the cause &c. n of; originate; give origin to, give rise, to, give occasion to; cause, oc casion, sow the seeds of, kindle, suscitate[obs3]; bring on, bring to bring pass , bring about; produce; create &c. 161; set up, set afloat, set on foot; found, broach, institute, lay the foundation of; lie at the root of. procure, induce, d raw down, open the door to, superinduce, evoke, entail, operate; elicit, provoke . conduce to &c. (tend to) 176; contribute; have a hand in the pie, have a finge r in the pie; determine, decide, turn the scale; have a common origin; derive it s origin &c. (effect) 154. Adj. caused &c. v; causal, original; primary, primiti ve, primordial; aboriginal; protogenal[obs3]; radical; embryonic, embryotic[obs3 ]; in embryo, in ovo[Lat]; seminal, germinal; at the bottom of; connate, having a common origin. Adv. because &c. 155; behind the scenes. Phr. causa latet vis e st notissima [Lat][Ovid]; felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas [Lat][Vergil] . < p. 45 > #154. [Constant sequent.] Effect. N. effect, consequence; aftergrowth[obs3], afte rcome[obs3]; derivative, derivation; result; resultant, resultance[obs3]; upshot , issue, denouement; end &c. 67; development, outgrowth, fruit, crop, harvest, p roduct, bud. production, produce, work, handiwork, fabric, performance; creature , creation; offspring, offshoot; firstfruits[obs3], firstlings; heredity, telego ny[obs3]; premices premises[obs3]. V. be the effect of &c. n.; be due to, be owi ng to; originate in, originate from; rise -, arise, take its rise spring from, p roceed from, emanate from, come from, grow from, bud from, sprout from, germinat e from, issue from, flow from, result from, follow from, derive its origin from, accrue from; come to, come of, come out of; depend upon, hang upon, hinge upon, turn upon. take the consequences, sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. Adj. owi ng to; resulting from &c. v.; derivable from; due to; caused by &c. 153; depende nt upon; derived from, evolved from; derivative; hereditary; telegonous[obs3]. A dv. of course, it follows that, naturally, consequently; as a consequence, in co nsequence; through, all along of, necessarily, eventually. Phr. cela va sans dir e[Fr], "thereby hangs a tale" [Taming of the Shrew]. #155. [Assignment of cause] Attribution N. attribution, theory, etiology, ascrip tion, reference to, rationale; accounting for &c. v; palaetiology|, imputation,

derivation from. filiation[obs3], affiliation; pedigree &c. (paternity) 166. exp lanation &c. (interpretation) 522; reason why &c. (cause) 153. V. attribute to, ascribe to, impute to, refer to, lay to, point to, trace to, bring home to; put down to, set down to, blame; charge on, ground on; invest with, assign as cause, lay at, the door of, father upon; account for, derive from, point out the reaso n &c. 153; theorize; tell how it comes; put the saddle on the right horse. Adj. attributed &c. v.; attributable &c. v.; referable to, referrible to[obs3], due t o, derivable from; owing to &c. (effect) 154; putative; ecbatic[obs3]. Adv. henc e, thence, therefore, for, since, on account of, because, owing to; on that acco unt; from this cause, from that cause; thanks to, forasmuch as; whence, propter hoc[Lat]. why? wherefore? whence? how comes it, how is it, how happens it? how d oes it happen? in some way, in some such way; somehow, somehow or other. Phr. th at is why; hinc illae lachrymae [Lat][Horace]. < - 1. Whewell H l. iii.p. 397 (3d edit.). 2 The word Chance has two distinct meanings: the first , the absence of assignable cause, as above; and the second, the absence of desi gn for the latter see 621. > #156. [Absence of assignable cause.] Chance. 2 N. chance, indetermination, accid ent, fortune, hazard, hap, haphazard, chance medley, random, luck, raccroc[obs3] , casualty, contingence, adventure, hit; fate &c. (necessity) 601; equal chance; lottery; tombola[obs3]; toss up &c. 621; turn of the table, turn of the cards; hazard of the die, chapter of accidents, fickle finger of fate; cast of the dice , throw of the dice; heads or tails, flip of a coin, wheel of Fortune; sortes[ob s3], sortes Virgilianae[obs3]. probability, possibility, odds; long odds, run of luck; accidentalness; main chance, odds on, favorable odds. contingency, depend ence (uncertainty) 475; situation (circumstance) 8. statistics, theory of Probab ilities, theory of Chances; bookmaking; assurance; speculation, gaming &c. 621. V. chance, hap, turn up; fall to one's lot; be one's -fate &c. 601; stumble on l ight upon; take one's chance &c. 621. Adj. casual, fortuitous, accidental, adven titious, causeless, incidental, contingent, uncaused, undetermined, indeterminat e; random, statistical; possible &c. 470; unintentional &c. 621. Adv. by chance, accidentally, by accident; casually; perchance &c. (possibly) 470; for aught on e knows; as good would have it, as bad would have it, as luck would have it, as ill-luck would have it, as chance would have it; as it may be, as it may chance, as it may turn up, as it may happen; as the case may be. Phr. "grasps the skirt s of happy chance" [Tennyson]; "the accident of an accident" [Lord Thurlow]. "Th ere but for the grace of God go I." < p. 46 > % 2. CONNECTION BETWEEN CAUSE AND EFFECT % < "power" contains the concept s of both efficacy and efficiency > #157. Power. N. power; potency, potentiality; jiva[obs3]; puissance, might, force , energy &c. 171; dint; right hand, right arm; ascendency[obs3], sway, control; prepotency, prepollence|; almightiness, omnipotence; authority &c. 737; strength &c. 159. ability; ableness &c. adj[obs3].; competency; efficacy; efficiency, pr oductivity, expertise (skill) 698; validity, cogency; enablement[obs3]; vantage ground; influence &c. 175. pressure; conductivity; elasticity; gravity, electric ity, magnetism, galvanism, voltaic electricity, voltaism, electromagnetism; atom ic power, nuclear power, thermonuclear power; fuel cell; hydraulic power, water power, hydroelectric power; solar power, solar energy, solar panels; tidal power ; wind power; attraction; vis inertiae[Lat], vis mortua[Lat], vis viva [Latin]; potential energy, dynamic energy; dynamic friction, dynamic suction; live circui t, live rail, live wire. capability, capacity; quid valeant humeri quid ferre re cusent [obs3][Latin]; faculty, quality, attribute, endowment, virtue, gift, prop erty, qualification, susceptibility. V. be powerful &c. adj.; gain power &c. n. belong to, pertain to; lie in one's power, be in one's power; can, be able. give power, confer power, exercise power &c. n.; empower, enable, invest; indue[obs3 ], endue; endow, arm; strengthen &c. 159; compel &c. 744. Adj. powerful, puissan t; potential; capable, able; equal to, up to; cogent, valid; efficient, producti ve; effective, effectual, efficacious, adequate, competent; multipotent[obs3], p

lenipotent[obs3], omnipotent; almighty. forcible &c. adj. (energetic) 171; influ ential &c. 175; productive &c. 168. Adv. powerfully &c. adj.; by virtue of, by d int of. Phr. a toute force[Fr]; <gr/dos moi pou sto kai kino ten gen/gr>[Sp][Grk ][Grk][Grk][Grk][Grk]; eripuit coelo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis [Latin]; fortis cadere cedere non potest [Latin]. #158. Impotence. N. impotence; inability, disability; disablement, impuissance, i mbecility; incapacity, incapability; inaptitude, ineptitude, incompetence, unpro ductivity[obs3]; indocility[obs3]; invalidity, disqualification; inefficiency, w astefulness. telum imbelle[Lat], brutum fulmen[Lat], blank, blank cartridge, fla sh in the pan, vox et proeterea nihil[Lat], dead letter, bit of waste paper, dum my; paper tiger; Quaker gun. inefficacy &c. (inutility) 645[obs3]; failure &c. 7 32. helplessness &c. adj.; prostration, paralysis, palsy, apoplexy, syncope, sid eration|, deliquium|[Lat], collapse, exhaustion, softening of the brain, inaniti on; emasculation, orchiotomy [Med], orchotomy[Med]. cripple, old woman, muff, po wder puff, creampuff, pussycat, wimp, mollycoddle; eunuch. V. be impotent &c. ad j.; not have a leg to stand on. vouloir rompre l'anguille au genou [French], vou loir prendre la lune avec les dents [French]. collapse, faint, swoon, fall into a swoon, drop; go by the board, go by the wayside; go up in smoke, end in smoke &c. (fail) 732. render powerless &c. adj.; deprive of power; disable, disenable[ obs3]; disarm, incapacitate, disqualify, unfit, invalidate, deaden, cramp, tie t he hands; double up, prostrate, paralyze, muzzle, cripple, becripple[obs3], maim , lame, hamstring, draw the teeth of; throttle, strangle, garrotte, garrote; rat ten[obs3], silence, sprain, clip the wings of, put hors de combat[Fr], spike the guns; take the wind out of one's sails, scotch the snake, put a spoke in one's wheel; break the neck, break the back; unhinge, unfit; put out of gear. unman, u nnerve, enervate; emasculate, castrate, geld, alter, neuter, sterilize, fix. sha tter, exhaust, weaken &c. 160. Adj. powerless, impotent, unable, incapable, inco mpetent; inefficient, ineffective; inept; unfit, unfitted; unqualified, disquali fied; unendowed; inapt, unapt; crippled, disabled &c. v.; armless[obs3]. harmles s, unarmed, weaponless, defenseless, sine ictu[Lat], unfortified, indefensible, vincible, pregnable, untenable. paralytic, paralyzed; palsied, imbecile; nervele ss, sinewless[obs3], marrowless[obs3], pithless[obs3], lustless[obs3]; emasculat e, disjointed; out of joint, out of gear; unnerved, unhinged; water-logged, on o ne's beam ends, rudderless; laid on one's back; done up, dead beat, exhausted, s hattered, demoralized; graveled &c. (in difficulty) 704; helpless, unfriended[ob s3], fatherless; without a leg to stand on, hors de combat[Fr], laid on the shel f. null and void, nugatory, inoperative, good for nothing; ineffectual &c. (fail ing) 732; inadequate &c. 640; inefficacious &c. (useless) 645. Phr. der kranke M ann[Ger]; "desirous still but impotent to rise" [Shenstone]; the spirit is willi ng but the flesh is weak. < p. 47 > #159. [Degree of power.] Strength. N. strength; power &c. 157; energy &c. 171; vi gor, force; main force, physical force, brute force; spring, elasticity, tone, t ension, tonicity. stoutness &c. adj.; lustihood[obs3], stamina, nerve, muscle, s inew, thews and sinews, physique; pith, pithiness; virtility, vitality. athletic s, athleticism[obs3]; gymnastics, feats of strength. adamant, steel, iron, oak, heart of oak; iron grip; grit, bone. athlete, gymnast, acrobat; superman, Atlas, Hercules, Antaeus[obs3], Samson, Cyclops, Goliath; tower of strength; giant ref reshed. strengthening &c. v.; invigoration, refreshment, refocillation[obs3]. [S cience of forces] dynamics, statics. V. be strong &c. adj., be stronger; overmat ch. render strong &c. adj.; give strength &c. n.; strengthen, invigorate, brace, nerve, fortify, sustain, harden, case harden, steel, gird; screw up, wind up, s et up; gird up one's loins, brace up one's loins; recruit, set on one's legs; vi vify; refresh &c. 689; refect[obs3]; reinforce, reenforce &c. (restore) 660. Adj . strong, mighty, vigorous, forcible, hard, adamantine, stout, robust, sturdy, h ardy, powerful, potent, puissant, valid. resistless, irresistible, invincible, p roof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguisha

ble, unquenchable; incontestable; more than a match for; overpowering, overwhelm ing; all powerful, all sufficient; sovereign. able-bodied; athletic; Herculean, Cyclopean, Atlantean[obs3]; muscular, brawny, wiry, well-knit, broad-shouldered, sinewy, strapping, stalwart, gigantic. manly, man-like, manful; masculine, male , virile. unweakened[obs3], unallayed, unwithered[obs3], unshaken, unworn, unexh austed[obs3]; in full force, in full swing; in the plenitude of power. stubborn, thick-ribbed, made of iron, deep-rooted; strong as a lion, strong as a horse, s trong as an ox, strong as brandy; sound as a roach; in fine feather, in high fea ther; built like a brick shithouse; like a giant refreshed. Adv. strongly &c. ad j.; by force &c. n.; by main force &c. (by compulsion) 744. Phr. "our withers ar e unwrung" [Hamlet]. Blut und Eisen[Ger]; coelitus mihi vires[Lat]; du fort au d iable[Fr]; en habiles gens[Lat]; ex vi termini; flecti non frangi[Lat]; "he that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill" [Burke]; "infle xible in faith invincible in arms" [Beattie]. #160. Weakness. N. weakness &c. adj.; debility, atony[obs3], relaxation, languor, enervation; impotence &c. 158; infirmity; effeminacy, feminality[obs3]; fragili ty, flaccidity; inactivity &c. 683. anaemia, bloodlessness, deficiency of blood, poverty of blood. declension of strength, loss of strength, failure of strength ; delicacy, invalidation, decrepitude, asthenia[obs3], adynamy[obs3], cachexy[ob s3], cachexia[Med], sprain, strain. reed, thread, rope of sand, house of cards. softling[obs3], weakling; infant &c. 129; youth &c. 127. V. be weak &c. adj.; dr op, crumble, give way, totter, tremble, shake, halt, limp, fade, languish, decli ne, flag, fail, have one leg in the grave. render weak &c. adj.; weaken, enfeebl e, debilitate, shake, deprive of strength, relax, enervate, eviscerate; unbrace, unnerve; cripple, unman &c. (render powerless) 158; cramp, reduce, sprain, stra in, blunt the edge of; dilute, impoverish; decimate; extenuate; reduce in streng th, reduce the strength of; mettre de l'eau dans son vin[Fr]. Adj. weak, feeble, debile|; impotent &c. 158; relaxed, unnerved, &c. v.; sapless, strengthless[obs 3], powerless; weakly, unstrung, flaccid, adynamic[obs3], asthenic[obs3]; nervou s. soft, effeminate, feminate[obs3], womanly. frail, fragile, shattery[obs3]; fl imsy, unsubstantial, insubstantial, gimcrack, gingerbread;