Cause and Overcome

Cause

Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Overcome and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overcome" instead a verb "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.

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Cause and overcome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Overcome".

Nearby Word: overcoming

fear	cause fear	overcome fear
problem	cause problem	overcome problem
death	cause death	overcome death
effects	cause effects	overcome effects
Other words: trauma, pain, issues, problems.

It also backfires horribly with Durka in "A Clockwork Nebari." And, of course, the Nebari themselves are unwilling to consider the possibility that the "mind cleansing" could be overcome and cause even greater problems.

Source: Brainwashing for the Greater Good
If successful, it will cause her being so overcome with guilt that it drives her to commit suicide by leaping into the lava.

Source: My God What Have I Done / Video Games
Big Bad: Lady Tremaine is the cause of all of The Protagonist's woes and the one she must overcome to reach Happily Ever After.

Source: Disney / Cinderella

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