I.to allege a cause, to make a pretext or pretence, to pretend (very rare): “haut causificor quin eam Ego habeam,” I offer no pretext against keeping her, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 25: “blaterans atque causificans,” App. M. 10, p. 242.
causĭfĭcor , āri, v. n. causa-facio,