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causative
[kaw-zuh-tiv]
adjective
acting as a cause; producing (often followed byof ).
a causative agency; an event causative of war.
Grammar.Ìýnoting causation. The causative form of to fall is to fell. Gothic -jan is a causative suffix in fulljan “to cause to be full; to fill.â€
noun
Grammar.Ìýa word, especially a verb, noting causation, as made in He made me eat the apple.
causative
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adjective
grammar relating to a form or class of verbs, such as persuade, that express causation
producing an effect
noun
the causative form or class of verbs
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- causativeness noun
- causatively adverb
- causativity noun
- intercausative adjective
- noncausative adjective
- noncausatively adverb
- noncausativeness noun
- uncausative adjective
- uncausatively adverb
- uncausativeness noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of causative1
Example Sentences
In April 2024, Mr Lowe was diagnosed by a consultant neurologist at the Southern Health Trust with a “painful trigeminal neuropathy†which had “the Covid vaccine as its main causative factorâ€.
Government lawyers previously denied its actions "amount to a breach of human rights" and also denied any such alleged breach, if proven, would be "causative of Ella's injuries and death".
In addition to diseases characterized by bone loss, Ctdnep1 has also been reported as a causative factor in medulloblastoma -- a childhood brain tumor.
The governor found he lacked “insight into his criminality and the causative factors.â€
She said she hopes the team's identification of interleukin-15 as a causative link will jump start research into treatment.
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