Causative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɔːzətɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Causative is an adjective meaning Acting as a cause.
Meaning
Acting as a cause.
More Meanings
- Involving, or affected by, causality.
- (grammar) Expressing a cause or causation.
- (grammar) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).
Example Sentences
The ablative is a causative case.
Causative in nature of a number of effects.
Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.
Word Forms
- causatives
Synonyms for causative
Depending on context, synonyms include conducive, responsible, motor, inducive, inductive, contributory.
Antonyms for causative
Common opposites include noncausative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include causal, inductive, inducive, conducive, contributive, contributory.
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