Definitions for causativeˈkɔ zə tɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
caus•a•tiveˈkɔ zə tɪv(adj.)
acting as a cause; producing (often fol. by of):
a causative agent.
expressing causation, as the verb fell“to cause to fall” or the suffix -en in sharpen“to cause to become sharp.”
Category: Grammar
(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
causative(adj)
producing an effect
"poverty as a causative factor in crime"
Wiktionary
causative(Noun)
An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).
causative(Adjective)
Acting as a cause.
Origin: From causativus, from causa; see cause.
Webster Dictionary
Causative(adj)
effective, as a cause or agent; causing
Causative(adj)
expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case
Causative(noun)
a word which expresses or suggests a cause
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