Cause and Revert

Cause

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

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Revert and cause are semantically related. in bring about topic. In some cases you can use "Revert" instead a verb "Cause".

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

Revert verb - To go back to a previous and usually lower state or level.

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Cause and revert are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Revert".

Nearby Words: reversal, reversion, reverting

change	cause change	revert change
people	cause people	revert people
death	cause death	revert death
time	cause time	revert time
Other words: game, effects, damage, events, changes.

Similarly Played With in the South Park episode "Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society", where Bebe's newly-developed breasts cause the boys in class to revert to cavemen.

Source: D-Cup Distress
Flying over the same dam will cause said dragon to revert back to being a goldfish.

Source: Literature / The Orphan's Tales
Buffy the Vampire Slayer had the episode "Band Candy" where chocolate bars sold all around Sunnydale cause anyone who eats them to revert to their teenage personalities.

Source: Disability Immunity

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