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causative
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Causative \Caus"a*tive\, a. [L. causativus pertaining to a
lawsuit (causa), but in the English sense from E. cause.]
1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.
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Causative in nature of a number of effects. --Bacon.
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2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is
a causative case.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Causative \Caus"a*tive\ (k[add]"z[.a]*t[i^]v), n. A word which expresses or suggests a cause. [1913 Webster]
