Acting as a cause. / Involving, or affected by, causality. / (linguistics) Expressing a cause or causation.

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

In a causative manner / Regarding causation

The quality of being causative.

plural of causative

Alternative form of 'cause; because

(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

(transitive) To set off an event or action. / (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. / (obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

present participle of cause

simple past tense and past participle of cause