give/cause offense

: to make a present of

: to grant or bestow by formal action

: to accord or yield to another

: capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain : flexibility

: the ability of a material to bend or stretch

: a reason for an action or condition : motive

: something that brings about an effect or a result

: a person or thing that is the occasion of an action or state

: to serve as a cause or occasion of

: to compel by command, authority, or force

: an act of stumbling

: a cause or occasion of sin : stumbling block

: something that outrages the moral or physical senses