causative
adjective/ˈkɔːzətɪv/
/ˈkɔːzətɪv/
- (formal) acting as the cause of something
- Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases.
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- (grammar) a causative verb expresses a cause, for example blacken, which means ‘to cause to become black’ compare ergative, inchoative
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French causatif, -ive, or late Latin causativus, from causare ‘to cause’.
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