causativeadj.
/ˈkɔːzətɪv/, U.S. /ˈkɔzədɪv/, /ˈkɑzədɪv/ 1.
a. Effective as a cause, productive of (an effect).
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the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > causing > productive of
causativea1420
nutrix?a1475
effective1594
inductive1613
productivea1631
creative1701
gignitive1837
causeful1849
a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 3848 It of his dethe was verray causatife.
c1425 Wyntoun Cron. ix. xxvii. 255 The Proces Causative That eftyr folowit effective.
1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Hh2v That, that is causatiue in Nature of a number of Effects. View more context for this quotation
a1834 S. T. Coleridge Literary Remains (1838) III. 1 That which is essentially causative of all being must be causative of its own.
1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 321 A superhuman causative agency.
b. elliptical. Of causation, of the existence of a causative agency.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > causationism > [adjective]
causative1846
causational1909
1846 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces 7 Hypothetical currents have been supposed, for the purpose of carrying out the causative view.
2. Grammar. Expressing a cause or causation; = causal adj. 4. Also as n., a causative word.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > expressing cause or causation
casual1578
causativea1623
causala1638
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [noun] > that which expresses causation
causative1824
a1623 H. Swinburne Treat. Spousals (1686) 149 These words..are to be understood causative.
1750 Let. 10 Oct. in Student (1751) 2 No. 8. 308 Let any Hebrew reader judge, whether..hiphel..be causative.
1824 J. Gilchrist Etymol. Interpreter 150 Lay is manifestly the causative of Lie.
1879 W. D. Whitney Sanskrit Gram. §540 The secondary or derivative conjugations are..the passive, the intensive, the desiderative, the causative.
1879 W. D. Whitney Sanskrit Gram. §607 This stem..has to a great extent a causative value.
Derivatives
ˈcausativeness n.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > causality
causality1603
casualty1665
causativeness1846
causativity1856
1846 O. A. Brownson Wks. VI. 107 He is the causativeness of all and of each.
causaˈtivity n. the fact of being causative, causative quality.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > causality
causality1603
casualty1665
causativeness1846
causativity1856
1856 J. H. Newman Callista 67 The egg comes first in relation to the causativity of the chick, and the chick comes first in relation to the causativity of the egg.
1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 208 Its causativity is accounted for by erroneous imputation.
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