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Webster 1913 Edition
Causative
Caus′a-tive
,Adj.
[L.
causativus
pertaining to a lawsuit (causa
), but in the English sense from E. cause
.] 1.
Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.
Causative
in nature of a number of effects. Bacon.
2.
Expressing a cause or reason; causal;
as, the ablative is a
. causative
caseCaus′a-tive
(ka̤′zȧ-tĭv)
, Noun.
A word which expresses or suggests a cause.
Webster 1828 Edition
Causative
CAUSATIVE
,Adj.