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Causative - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective causative

is acting as a cause.

As a noun causative

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

causative

Adjective

(-)
  • Acting as a cause.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • Causative in nature of a number of effects.
  • Expressing a cause or reason; causal.
  • The ablative is a causative case.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).
  • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.