Found 2 items, similar to Causative.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: causative causative adj : producing an effect; “poverty as a causative factor in crime” [ant: noncausative]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Causative Causative \Caus"a*tive\, a. [L. causativus pertaining to a lawsuit (causa), but in the English sense from E. cause.] 1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing. [1913 Webster] Causative in nature of a number of effects. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case. [1913 Webster] Causative \Caus"a*tive\ (k[add]"z[.a]*t[i^]v), n. A word which expresses or suggests a cause. [1913 Webster]