Definitions for causativeˈkɔ zə tɪv

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

caus•a•tiveˈkɔ zə tɪv(adj.)

  1. acting as a cause; producing (often fol. by of):

    a causative agent.

  2. expressing causation, as the verb fell“to cause to fall” or the suffix -en in sharpen“to cause to become sharp.”

    Category: Grammar

  3. (n.)a word or form expressing causation.

    Category: Grammar

Origin of causative:

1375–1425; late ME < L

caus′a•tive•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. causative(adj)

    producing an effect

    "poverty as a causative factor in crime"

Wiktionary

  1. causative(Noun)

    An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

  2. causative(Adjective)

    Acting as a cause.

  3. Origin: From causativus, from causa; see cause.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Causative(adj)

    effective, as a cause or agent; causing

  2. Causative(adj)

    expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case

  3. Causative(noun)

    a word which expresses or suggests a cause


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