Causative

noun

/ˈkɔːzətɪv/

Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.nounAn expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

2.adjectiveActing as a cause

3.adjectiveExpressing a cause or causation

"The ablative is a causative case."

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