OCCASION
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Oc*ca"sion (ŏk*k&ā;"zhŭn), n. [F. occasion, L. occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see Ob-) + cadere to fall. See Chance, and cf. Occident.] 1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.
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The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions.
I. Taylor.
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2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
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Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me.
Rom. vii. 11.
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I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring
Him to his death.
Waller.
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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.
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Her beauty was the occasion of the war.
Dryden.
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4. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.
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After we have served ourselves and our own occasions.
Jer. Taylor.
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When my occasions took me into France.
Burke.
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5. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
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Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,
And entertain with her occasions sly.
Spenser.
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On occasion, (a) in case of need; in necessity; as convenience requires. “That we might have intelligence from him on occasion,” De Foe. -- (b) occasionally; from time to time; now and then.
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Syn. -- Need; incident; use. See Opportunity.
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Oc*ca"sion (ŏk*k&ā;"zhŭn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Occasioned (ŏk*k&ā;"zhŭnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Occasioning.] [Cf. F. occasionner.] To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety. South.
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If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make several combinations of simple ideas into distinct modes.
Locke.
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