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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Causative

/kôʹzə-tĭv/ · Caus·a·tive · IPA /ˈkɔzətɪv/
01 a. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.
  1. 1.
    Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.
    “Causative in nature of a number of effects.” — Bacon.
  2. 2.
    Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.
02 n. A word which expresses or suggests a cause.
  1. 1.
    A word which expresses or suggests a cause.