causative

/ˈkɔːzətɪv/

adj 3noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

ablative, applicative, done', many, noncausative

VERB + CAUSATIVE

distally, read

CAUSATIVE + NOUN

agents, case, constructions, nature, uighur

PREP.

ADV.

proximally

Definitions

adj

Acting as a cause.

Causative in nature of a number of effects.

Involving, or affected by, causality.

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

Expressing a cause or causation.

The ablative is a causative case.

noun

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

noncausative
noncausal

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Causative in nature of a number of effects.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

The ablative is a causative case.

Wiktionary

Actually, there are many cases where 'have [object] done' is not causative.

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The causative voice in Uighur isn't simple.

Tatoeba · #496683

If "Oz" interests you, read the article "Causative and applicative constructions in Australian Aboriginal Languages."

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