causative

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causative

Poverty can be a causative factor in social unrest.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Producing an effect; being the cause of something: Describes a factor, agent, or force that makes something else happen or exist.
    • (Linguistics) Expressing causation: Describes a verb form, grammatical construction, or affix that indicates the subject causes someone or something to perform an action or to be in a state.
Examples of Usage
  • General Use:
    • Smoking is a causative factor in many diseases.
    • The study aimed to identify the causative agent of the outbreak.
  • Linguistics Use:
    • In the sentence "The teacher had the students read the book," the verb "had" is used in a causative sense.
    • The suffix "-en" can be a causative marker, as in "widen" (to cause to become wide).
Advanced Usage
  • "Causative of": A formal phrase used to link a cause to its effect.
    • The virus was found to be causative of the respiratory illness.
  • Causative Analysis: A methodological approach in research to determine cause-and-effect relationships.
    • The report included a causative analysis of the accident's contributing factors.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cause (n/v): The thing that makes something happen; to make something happen.
    • The cause of the fire is unknown.
  • Causation (n): The action of causing something; the relationship between cause and effect.
    • The law requires proof of causation.
  • Causality (n): The principle that everything has a cause.
    • The philosopher debated the nature of causality.
Synonyms
  • Causal: Relating to or acting as a cause.
  • Generative: Having the power to produce or originate something.
  • Inducing: Leading to or bringing about.
Antonyms
  • Noncausative: Not producing an effect.
  • Inactive: Not producing any effect or change.
  • Resultant: Occurring as a result or consequence.
Related Phrases & Constructions
  • Causative Verb: A verb used to indicate that a person or thing causes another action. Common English causative verbs include , , , and .
    • I had my car washed. (I caused my car to be washed by someone else.)
    • She got him to apologize. (She caused him to apologize.)
  • Causative Construction: A grammatical structure that expresses causation.
    • The complex sentence uses a causative construction.
causative

Poverty can be a causative factor in social unrest.

Adjective
  1. producing an effect
    • poverty as a causative factor in crime

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