Meaning of causative in English
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Pronunciation
/ˈkɔzədɪv/US accent
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causativeEtymology
late Middle English: from Old French causatif, -ive, or late Latin causativus, from causare‘to cause’Definitions
1. producing an effectExamples
- « poverty as a causative factor in crime »
Synonyms
- abortifacient
- anorectic
- anorexigenic
- activating(a)
- actuating(a)
- borne in upon(p)
- causal
- conducive
- contributing(a)
- contributive
- contributory
- tributary
- errhine
- inductive
- inducive
- motivative(a)
- motive(a)
- motivating
- motive(a)
- motor
- precipitating(a)
- responsible
- responsible for(p)
- sternutatory
- sternutative
Antonyms