causative

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːzətɪv/

adjective

  • acting as a cause: a causative factor
  • Grammar expressing causation: a causative verb

noun

Grammar
  • a causative verb.

Derivatives

causatively

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French causatif, -ive, or late Latin causativus, from causare 'to cause'