causative — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Acting as a cause.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Causative in nature of a number of effects.

2. Involving, or affected by, causality.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.

3. Expressing a cause or causation.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   The ablative is a causative case.

Noun

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

   Broader terms

   verb

Adjective

1. producing an effect

   Antonyms

   noncausative

   Examples

   poverty as a causative factor in crime