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causative

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːzətɪv/

The English word “causative” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Acting as a cause.
  2. Involving, or affected by, causality.
  3. Expressing a cause or causation.

noun

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

Etymology

From French causatif, from Latin causātīvus (“causative, pertaining to a lawsuit, accusative”), from causa (“cause”); see cause (verb) and -ive.

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