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Acting as a cause. quotations examples
Causative in nature of a number of effects.
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Involving, or affected by, causality. examples
(linguistics) Expressing a cause or causation. examples
plural causatives
(linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition). examples