causeOf

P694
predicate

Indicates that one entity brings about, produces, or is responsible for the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
declineCause 977
causeOf canonical 917
causes 809

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: causeOf
Generated description
Indicates that one entity brings about, produces, or is responsible for the occurrence or existence of another entity or event.

Sample triples (6,499)

Subject Object
Hellenistic Jews Christianization of the Roman Empire via predicate surface "declineCause"
Empress Alexandra Feodorovna hemophilia in Alexei Nikolaevich via predicate surface "causeOfSonIllnessContext"
James II of England opposition to his Catholicism via predicate surface "causeOfDeposition"
James II of England conflict with Parliament via predicate surface "causeOfDeposition"
North American Plate earthquakes in western North America via predicate surface "causes"
North American Plate volcanism in the Cascades via predicate surface "causes"
North American Plate seafloor spreading in the North Atlantic via predicate surface "causes"
Radical Republicanism Compromise of 1877 via predicate surface "declineCause"
Radical Republicanism waning Northern support for Reconstruction via predicate surface "declineCause"
Radical Republicanism rise of white supremacist violence in the South via predicate surface "declineCause"
forty-niners rapid population growth in California via predicate surface "caused"
forty-niners economic change in California via predicate surface "caused"
forty-niners urban growth in San Francisco via predicate surface "caused"
forty-niners boomtown development in mining regions via predicate surface "caused"
forty-niners increased demand for goods and services in California via predicate surface "caused"
forty-niners expansion of transportation networks to California via predicate surface "caused"
forty-niners influx of international migrants to California via predicate surface "caused"
Georgia Gold Rush rapid settlement of northern Georgia
Georgia Gold Rush influx of miners and prospectors
Georgia Gold Rush displacement of Native American populations
Georgia Gold Rush increased pressure for Cherokee removal
Georgia Gold Rush creation of new counties in northern Georgia
Georgia Gold Rush establishment of mining camps and boomtowns
Georgia Gold Rush environmental degradation in mining areas
California constitutional convention of 1849 (as law‑making body for U.S. statehood)
surface form: California constitutional convention of 1849
California’s rapid population growth during the Gold Rush via predicate surface "reasonFor"
California Current coastal upwelling via predicate surface "causes"
Indo-Australian Plate 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami via predicate surface "causedEvent"
Indo-Australian Plate 2012 Indian Ocean intraplate earthquakes via predicate surface "causedEvent"
USS California (BB-44) Japanese aerial torpedoes and bombs via predicate surface "causeOfSinking"
Ann Putnam Jr. her accusations contributed to convictions and executions of alleged witches via predicate surface "causeOfNotability"
Wampanoag language English language dominance via predicate surface "causeOfDecline"
Wampanoag language colonial policies via predicate surface "causeOfDecline"
Wampanoag language assimilation pressures via predicate surface "causeOfDecline"
Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability growth of non-axisymmetric oscillation modes via predicate surface "causes"
Chandrasekhar–Friedman–Schutz instability secular instability in rotating stars via predicate surface "causes"
Crown of Castile Nueva Planta decrees and administrative unification of Spain via predicate surface "reasonForEnd"
New Hollywood success of high-concept blockbusters via predicate surface "declineCause"
New Hollywood reassertion of studio control via predicate surface "declineCause"
New Hollywood financial failures of ambitious auteur projects via predicate surface "declineCause"
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia punishment for Catalan support of the Habsburg claimant via predicate surface "reason"
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia Bourbon desire for administrative uniformity via predicate surface "reason"
Old Kingdom of Egypt political decentralization via predicate surface "declineCause"
Old Kingdom of Egypt weakening of royal authority via predicate surface "declineCause"
Old Kingdom of Egypt possible climate change and low Nile floods via predicate surface "declineCause"
Independent State of Croatia defeat of Axis powers in World War II via predicate surface "collapseCause"
Ophiostoma Dutch elm disease via predicate surface "causes"
surface form: Dutch elm disease (via some species)
Ophiostoma Ulmus (elm) trees via predicate surface "pathogenicTo"
Ophiostoma vascular wilt diseases in trees (some species) via predicate surface "causes"
Penn Central Transportation Company mismanagement via predicate surface "causeOfFailure"
Penn Central Transportation Company inadequate regulation of merger via predicate surface "causeOfFailure"