Definition of causative in English:

causative

adjective ˈkɔːzətɪvˈkɔzədɪv

1Acting as a cause.
a causative factor
Example sentencesExamples
- Vaccination is an important part of prevention, providing sheep with antibodies against the causative agent.
- It was in response to this that Tuckey LJ, with whom the other two members of this court agreed, held that the court could take account of other factors as well as those which were strictly causative.
- Milk is a causative factor in most health problems plaguing Americans consuming the Basic American Diet.
- It is not simply a case of arguing in Weberian fashion that each of these relations exercise reciprocal and causative influence.
- The question for consideration in this section are the circumstances in which such an intervening event will be held to negate the causative effect of the defendant's breach of duty.
- A growing body of evidence supports the supposition that the quantitative depletion of mtDNA, once thought to be a consequence of type 2 diabetes, could be a causative factor in pathogenesis.
- Cigarettes are the main causative factors for lung, oral, oesophageal, stomach, bladder, kidney, pancreas and cervical cancer.
- In California, many of the leading physicians were outwardly hostile to an over-emphasis on germs as the causative factor in disease, and such theories were even slower to take hold among popular writers.
- She portrays nurses as patient advocates and defends nurses who have made medication errors, explaining that hospital understanding and nursing shortages can be causative factors.
- Tension is a major causative agent for various ailments.
- An association between smoking and cot death may exist, of course, but it is difficult to separate smoking from other causative factors.
- The high intensity of exposure to asbestos fibers is the most plausible causative factor responsible for a higher rate of respiratory diseases that occurred among miners and millers from Thetford-Mines.
- A causative role for AHA3 in male gametogenesis was proven by complementation with a normal transgenic gene and rescue of the mutant phenotype back to wild type.
- Human immunodeficiency virus is a causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome disease.
- The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that the virus is the primary causative agent, but experts say much laboratory work still needs to be done to pinpoint its exact characteristics.
- Almost 30 per cent have hypertension as the causative factor.
- They would prefer to see events in India in 1947 as the real causative factors of the decline of the Empire.
- The general consensus, therefore, was to promote preventive pulmonology which laid stress on motivating the victims to stop smoking which was a major causative factor in almost 90 per cent of the cases.
- There are several causative factors for cancer.
- But, smoking, alcohol and junk food are not the only causative factors, he says.
1. 1.1Grammar Expressing causation.
  a causative verb
  Example sentencesExamples
  On the one hand, the fact that many causative action verbs imply a means - end structure to the actions they describe seems to favour analysis.
  Although Eric seems to assume the experiencer sense, I'm going to make the causative sense explicit.
  The article focuses on what proves to be the two most distinctive uses of MAKE, viz. the delexical and causative uses.
  However, there's a general pattern in English of pairs of inchoative and causative meanings for verbs.
  The prefix tu denotes likeness and when added to nouns it also has causative properties.

nounˈkɔːzətɪvˈkɔzədɪv

Grammar

A causative verb.
Example sentencesExamples
- What is more, even when this distinction has been drawn, the denotations of the gerundive phrases often remain ambiguous, especially when the verbs whose nominalizations appear in these phrases are causatives.

Derivatives

causatively

adverb

With fault on both sides, it was the defendant's fault which was causatively more potent in relation to the injuries suffered.
Example sentencesExamples
- These results suggest that inhibition of p70 S6K is not causatively related to the apoptotic response.
- Classical genetics of human disease deals with monogenic disorders in which a single mutation in a single gene is causatively related to the phenotype.
- Given the infelicitous effects of other utterances in the play, Titus's vow during this extended ritual does not act as directly or causatively as he thinks it does.
- He said he did not find it particularly helpful, as had been argued in that case, to try and decide which statutory provision was most closely causatively related to a statutory omission.

Origin

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

Definition of causative in US English:

causative

adjectiveˈkɔzədɪvˈkôzədiv

1Acting as a cause.
a causative factor
Example sentencesExamples
- In California, many of the leading physicians were outwardly hostile to an over-emphasis on germs as the causative factor in disease, and such theories were even slower to take hold among popular writers.
- An association between smoking and cot death may exist, of course, but it is difficult to separate smoking from other causative factors.
- Vaccination is an important part of prevention, providing sheep with antibodies against the causative agent.
- A growing body of evidence supports the supposition that the quantitative depletion of mtDNA, once thought to be a consequence of type 2 diabetes, could be a causative factor in pathogenesis.
- Milk is a causative factor in most health problems plaguing Americans consuming the Basic American Diet.
- It is not simply a case of arguing in Weberian fashion that each of these relations exercise reciprocal and causative influence.
- She portrays nurses as patient advocates and defends nurses who have made medication errors, explaining that hospital understanding and nursing shortages can be causative factors.
- There are several causative factors for cancer.
- The question for consideration in this section are the circumstances in which such an intervening event will be held to negate the causative effect of the defendant's breach of duty.
- A causative role for AHA3 in male gametogenesis was proven by complementation with a normal transgenic gene and rescue of the mutant phenotype back to wild type.
- Human immunodeficiency virus is a causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome disease.
- Cigarettes are the main causative factors for lung, oral, oesophageal, stomach, bladder, kidney, pancreas and cervical cancer.
- Tension is a major causative agent for various ailments.
- But, smoking, alcohol and junk food are not the only causative factors, he says.
- It was in response to this that Tuckey LJ, with whom the other two members of this court agreed, held that the court could take account of other factors as well as those which were strictly causative.
- The general consensus, therefore, was to promote preventive pulmonology which laid stress on motivating the victims to stop smoking which was a major causative factor in almost 90 per cent of the cases.
- Almost 30 per cent have hypertension as the causative factor.
- They would prefer to see events in India in 1947 as the real causative factors of the decline of the Empire.
- The high intensity of exposure to asbestos fibers is the most plausible causative factor responsible for a higher rate of respiratory diseases that occurred among miners and millers from Thetford-Mines.
- The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that the virus is the primary causative agent, but experts say much laboratory work still needs to be done to pinpoint its exact characteristics.
1. 1.1Grammar Expressing causation.
  a causative verb
  Example sentencesExamples
  Although Eric seems to assume the experiencer sense, I'm going to make the causative sense explicit.
  However, there's a general pattern in English of pairs of inchoative and causative meanings for verbs.
  The prefix tu denotes likeness and when added to nouns it also has causative properties.
  The article focuses on what proves to be the two most distinctive uses of MAKE, viz. the delexical and causative uses.
  On the one hand, the fact that many causative action verbs imply a means - end structure to the actions they describe seems to favour analysis.

nounˈkɔzədɪvˈkôzədiv

Grammar

A causative verb.
Example sentencesExamples
- What is more, even when this distinction has been drawn, the denotations of the gerundive phrases often remain ambiguous, especially when the verbs whose nominalizations appear in these phrases are causatives.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French causatif, -ive, or late Latin causativus, from causare ‘to cause’.

单词	causative
释义	Definition of causative in English: causative adjective ˈkɔːzətɪvˈkɔzədɪv 1Acting as a cause. a causative factor Example sentencesExamples Vaccination is an important part of prevention, providing sheep with antibodies against the causative agent. It was in response to this that Tuckey LJ, with whom the other two members of this court agreed, held that the court could take account of other factors as well as those which were strictly causative. Milk is a causative factor in most health problems plaguing Americans consuming the Basic American Diet. It is not simply a case of arguing in Weberian fashion that each of these relations exercise reciprocal and causative influence. The question for consideration in this section are the circumstances in which such an intervening event will be held to negate the causative effect of the defendant's breach of duty. A growing body of evidence supports the supposition that the quantitative depletion of mtDNA, once thought to be a consequence of type 2 diabetes, could be a causative factor in pathogenesis. Cigarettes are the main causative factors for lung, oral, oesophageal, stomach, bladder, kidney, pancreas and cervical cancer. In California, many of the leading physicians were outwardly hostile to an over-emphasis on germs as the causative factor in disease, and such theories were even slower to take hold among popular writers. She portrays nurses as patient advocates and defends nurses who have made medication errors, explaining that hospital understanding and nursing shortages can be causative factors. Tension is a major causative agent for various ailments. An association between smoking and cot death may exist, of course, but it is difficult to separate smoking from other causative factors. The high intensity of exposure to asbestos fibers is the most plausible causative factor responsible for a higher rate of respiratory diseases that occurred among miners and millers from Thetford-Mines. A causative role for AHA3 in male gametogenesis was proven by complementation with a normal transgenic gene and rescue of the mutant phenotype back to wild type. Human immunodeficiency virus is a causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome disease. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that the virus is the primary causative agent, but experts say much laboratory work still needs to be done to pinpoint its exact characteristics. Almost 30 per cent have hypertension as the causative factor. They would prefer to see events in India in 1947 as the real causative factors of the decline of the Empire. The general consensus, therefore, was to promote preventive pulmonology which laid stress on motivating the victims to stop smoking which was a major causative factor in almost 90 per cent of the cases. There are several causative factors for cancer. But, smoking, alcohol and junk food are not the only causative factors, he says. 1.1Grammar Expressing causation. a causative verb Example sentencesExamples On the one hand, the fact that many causative action verbs imply a means - end structure to the actions they describe seems to favour analysis. Although Eric seems to assume the experiencer sense, I'm going to make the causative sense explicit. The article focuses on what proves to be the two most distinctive uses of MAKE, viz. the delexical and causative uses. However, there's a general pattern in English of pairs of inchoative and causative meanings for verbs. The prefix tu denotes likeness and when added to nouns it also has causative properties. nounˈkɔːzətɪvˈkɔzədɪv Grammar A causative verb. Example sentencesExamples What is more, even when this distinction has been drawn, the denotations of the gerundive phrases often remain ambiguous, especially when the verbs whose nominalizations appear in these phrases are causatives. Derivatives causatively adverb With fault on both sides, it was the defendant's fault which was causatively more potent in relation to the injuries suffered. Example sentencesExamples These results suggest that inhibition of p70 S6K is not causatively related to the apoptotic response. Classical genetics of human disease deals with monogenic disorders in which a single mutation in a single gene is causatively related to the phenotype. Given the infelicitous effects of other utterances in the play, Titus's vow during this extended ritual does not act as directly or causatively as he thinks it does. He said he did not find it particularly helpful, as had been argued in that case, to try and decide which statutory provision was most closely causatively related to a statutory omission. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French causatif, -ive, or late Latin causativus, from causare 'to cause'. Definition of causative in US English: causative adjectiveˈkɔzədɪvˈkôzədiv 1Acting as a cause. a causative factor Example sentencesExamples In California, many of the leading physicians were outwardly hostile to an over-emphasis on germs as the causative factor in disease, and such theories were even slower to take hold among popular writers. An association between smoking and cot death may exist, of course, but it is difficult to separate smoking from other causative factors. Vaccination is an important part of prevention, providing sheep with antibodies against the causative agent. A growing body of evidence supports the supposition that the quantitative depletion of mtDNA, once thought to be a consequence of type 2 diabetes, could be a causative factor in pathogenesis. Milk is a causative factor in most health problems plaguing Americans consuming the Basic American Diet. It is not simply a case of arguing in Weberian fashion that each of these relations exercise reciprocal and causative influence. She portrays nurses as patient advocates and defends nurses who have made medication errors, explaining that hospital understanding and nursing shortages can be causative factors. There are several causative factors for cancer. The question for consideration in this section are the circumstances in which such an intervening event will be held to negate the causative effect of the defendant's breach of duty. A causative role for AHA3 in male gametogenesis was proven by complementation with a normal transgenic gene and rescue of the mutant phenotype back to wild type. Human immunodeficiency virus is a causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome disease. Cigarettes are the main causative factors for lung, oral, oesophageal, stomach, bladder, kidney, pancreas and cervical cancer. Tension is a major causative agent for various ailments. But, smoking, alcohol and junk food are not the only causative factors, he says. It was in response to this that Tuckey LJ, with whom the other two members of this court agreed, held that the court could take account of other factors as well as those which were strictly causative. The general consensus, therefore, was to promote preventive pulmonology which laid stress on motivating the victims to stop smoking which was a major causative factor in almost 90 per cent of the cases. Almost 30 per cent have hypertension as the causative factor. They would prefer to see events in India in 1947 as the real causative factors of the decline of the Empire. The high intensity of exposure to asbestos fibers is the most plausible causative factor responsible for a higher rate of respiratory diseases that occurred among miners and millers from Thetford-Mines. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that the virus is the primary causative agent, but experts say much laboratory work still needs to be done to pinpoint its exact characteristics. 1.1Grammar Expressing causation. a causative verb Example sentencesExamples Although Eric seems to assume the experiencer sense, I'm going to make the causative sense explicit. However, there's a general pattern in English of pairs of inchoative and causative meanings for verbs. The prefix tu denotes likeness and when added to nouns it also has causative properties. The article focuses on what proves to be the two most distinctive uses of MAKE, viz. the delexical and causative uses. On the one hand, the fact that many causative action verbs imply a means - end structure to the actions they describe seems to favour analysis. nounˈkɔzədɪvˈkôzədiv Grammar A causative verb. Example sentencesExamples What is more, even when this distinction has been drawn, the denotations of the gerundive phrases often remain ambiguous, especially when the verbs whose nominalizations appear in these phrases are causatives. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French causatif, -ive, or late Latin causativus, from causare ‘to cause’.
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