CAUSATIVE

causative

(adjective) producing an effect; “poverty as a causative factor in crime”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

causative (not comparable)

acting as a cause

(linguistics) expressing a cause or causation

Noun

causative (plural causatives)

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

Hypernyms

• verb

Source: Wiktionary

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Caus"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. causativus pertaining to a lawsuit (causa), but in the English sense from E. cause.]

1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing. Causative in nature of a number of effects. Bacon.

2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.

Caus"a*tive, n.

Definition: A word which expresses or suggests a cause.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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