English Explanatory Dictionary

make common cause

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cooperate, to enter into an alliance for a shared goal.

Word forms

make common cause makes common cause making common cause made common cause

Etymology

Possibly a calque of French faire cause commune, first attested in the same period (1787).

Synonyms

join forces team up

Related words

anacoenosis common cause common ground
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