• OCCASION

1. s. causa (cause, reason): materia (materials for anything): locus, occasio (opportunity): ansa (PROP., a handle; then figuratively, an opportunity): to give occasion, occasionem dare; ansam dare or praebere (e.g., for blame, reprehensionis or ad reprehendendum): to give occasion to suspicion or doubt, locum dare suspicioni or dubitationi: to be an occasion of war, belli materiam praebere: to give occasion for a letter, argumentum epistolae dare: to be an occasion of laughter, risum movere or concitare: to take occasion, occasionem capere, sumere, or amplecti (the last, willingly or gladly): to seek occasion, occasionem captare: to cut off all occasion, praecidere alicui omnes causas: upon occasion, si occasio fuerit: tulerit; oblata facultate; ut primum occasio data fuerit (Cic.).

2. v. occasionem dare, ansam dare or praebere, rei (dative); locum dare rei (dative) or rei (genitive); materiam praebere (☞ Plaut. and Phaedrus often use concinnare in this sense). Vid: also, CAUSE, v.