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.
Causative in nature of a number of effects.
Bacon.
2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.
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Caus"a*tive (?), n. A word which expresses or suggests a cause.
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