C / causĭfĭcor
verb intransitive

causĭfĭcor

2nd PP causĭfĭcāri
causa-facio
to allege a cause; to make a pretext; pretence
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.