causative
/'kɔ:zətiv/
Definition
- 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.
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producing an effect
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poverty as a causative factor in crime
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