causative

American  

[kaw-zuh-tiv] / ˈkɔ zə tɪv /

adjective

1. acting as a cause; producing (often followed byof ).

   a causative agency; an event causative of war.

2. Grammar. noting 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.”

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noun

1. Grammar. a word, especially a verb, noting causation, as made in He made me eat the apple.

causative British  

/ ˈkɔːzətɪv /

adjective

1. grammar relating to a form or class of verbs, such as persuade, that express causation

2. producing an effect

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noun

1. the causative form or class of verbs

Other Word Forms

• causatively adverb
• causativeness noun
• causativity noun
• intercausative adjective
• noncausative adjective
• noncausatively adverb
• noncausativeness noun
• uncausative adjective
• uncausatively adverb
• uncausativeness noun

Etymology

Origin of causative

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin causātīvus, equivalent to causāt ( us ) caused ( causation ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

The UK government decided in 2022 not to amend the Gambling Act 2005 to include loot boxes, saying no evidence showed a "causative link" to harms.

From BBC

She had been a boarding pupil at the Royal Hospital School, but an inquest concluded the school's record-keeping was not deemed to be causative.

From BBC

The findings echo those of a similar review published last November, which also failed to find convincing evidence of a causative link between Tylenol and autism.

From Salon

The researchers note that identifying the exact causative microbes in individual patients remains a complex and time-consuming task.

From Science Daily

A month later, Kennedy backtracked on these remarks, saying “The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy … is not sufficient to say it definitely caused autism, but it is very suggestive.”

From Salon

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