causative
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zə adjective
1.
acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of ): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
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| —adj (and foll by of) | |
| 1. | grammar relating to a form or class of verbs, such as persuade, that express causation |
| 2. | producing an effect |
| —n | |
| 3. | the causative form or class of verbs |
| 'causatively | |
| —adv | |
| 'causativeness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
causative
c.1420, from Fr. causatif, from L. causativus, from causa (see cause).
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Example sentences
Since it seems to be non-causative, removing it would probably make no difference on the onset or progression of the disease.
For every variable, there is a near exponential, perhaps logarithmic increase in causative factors.
Constructing a one-time ex post rationale is not a good way to view causative relations.
Further studies of the regions may identify the causative variants affecting susceptibility to obesity.
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