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Webster 1913 Edition
Occasion
Oc-ca′sion
(ŏk-kā′zhŭn)
, Noun.
1.
A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.
The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and its hidden excitements, and its arduous
occasions
. I. Taylor.
2.
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
Sin, taking
occasion
by the commandment, deceived me. Rom. vii. 11.
I’ll take the
Him to his death.
occasion
which he gives to bringHim to his death.
Waller.
3.
An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.
Her beauty was the
occasion
of the war. Dryden.
4.
Need; exigency; requirement; necessity;
as, I have no
. occasion
for firearmsAfter we have served ourselves and our own
occasions
. Jer. Taylor.
When my
occasions
took me into France. Burke.
5.
A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,
And entertain with her
And entertain with her
occasions
sly. Spenser.
Syn. – Need; incident; use. See
Opportunity
. Oc-ca′sion
(ŏk-kā′zhŭn)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Occasioned
(ŏk-kā′zhŭnd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Occasioning
.] [Cf. F.
occasionner
.] To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce;
as, to
. occasion
anxietySouth.
If we inquire what it is that
occasions
men to make several combinations of simple ideas into distinct modes. Locke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Occasion
OCCA'SION
,Noun.
1.
Properly, a falling, happening or coming to; an occurrence, casualty, incident; something distinct from the ordinary course or regular orders of things.2.
Opportunity; convenience; favorable time, season or circumstances.I'll take th' occasion which he give to bring him to his death.
Use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh. Gal. 5.
Sin taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me.
Rom. 7.
3.
Accidental cause; incident, event or fact giving rise to something else. What was the occasion of this custom?Her beauty was the occasion of the war.
4.
Incidental need; casual exigency; opportunity accompanied with need or demand. So we say, we have occasion for all our resources. We have frequent occasions for assisting each other.The ancient canons were well fitted for the occasion of the church in its purer ages.
My occasions have found time to use them toward a supply of money.
OCCA'SION
,Verb.
T.
1.
To cause incidentally; to cause; to produce. The expectation of war occasions a depression in the price of stocks. Consumptions are often occasioned by colds. Indigestion occasions pain in the head. Heat occasions lassitude.2.
To influence; to cause.If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make several combinations of simple ideas into distinct modes -