causer — 1. causer [ koze ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XIIIe; de cause ♦ Être cause de. ⇒ 1. amener, apporter, attirer, entraîner, 1. faire, motiver , occasionner, produire, provoquer, susciter. Causer un malheur. Causer un dommage, des dégâts. Causer… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Excuse — Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Excused — Excuse Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Excusing — Excuse Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
causerie — noun Etymology: French, from causer to chat, from Latin causari to plead, discuss, from causa Date: 1818 1. an informal conversation ; chat 2. a short informal essay … New Collegiate Dictionary
recusant — noun Etymology: Latin recusant , recusans, present participle of recusare to reject, oppose, from re + causari to give a reason, from causa cause, reason Date: circa 1553 1. an English Roman Catholic of the time from about 1570 to 1791 who… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kosen — Kosen, im jüdisch deutschen Jargon soviel wie einen Rechtshandel führen (v. lat. causari) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
causerie — /koh zeuh ree /; Fr. /kohzeu rddee /, n., pl. causeries / reez /; Fr. / rddee /. 1. an informal talk or chat. 2. a short, informal essay, article, etc. [1820 30; < F, equiv. to caus(er) to chat ( < L causari to plead at law, deriv. of causa case) … Universalium
coze — /kohz/, v., cozed, cozing, n. v.i. 1. to converse in a friendly way; chat. n. 2. a friendly talk; a chat. Also, cose. [1820 30; < F causer to chat, OF: to reason, expound < L causari to plead a cause, plead as an excuse, deriv. of causa CAUSE] *… … Universalium
recuse — re·cuse /ri kyüz/ vt re·cused, re·cus·ing [Anglo French recuser to refuse, from Middle French, from Latin recusare, from re back + causari to give a reason, from causa cause, reason] 1: to challenge or object to (as a judge) as having prejudice… … Law dictionary
choser — I. ⇒CHOSER1, verbe trans. Poét. et vieilli. [En parlant de la mort] Tourmenter. Quant à ta mort, l éclair aveugle en est en route Qui saura te choser, va, sans que tu t en doutes (LAFORGUE, Les Complaintes, Complainte du sage de Paris, 1885, p.… … Encyclopédie Universelle