Associations to the word «Causative»

Wiktionary

CAUSATIVE, adjective. Acting as a cause
CAUSATIVE, adjective. (linguistics) expressing a cause or causation
CAUSATIVE, noun. (linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

Dictionary definition

CAUSATIVE, adjective. Producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy