causative

Definitions

Acting as a cause; producing an effect.

Relating to or expressing a cause.

In linguistics, a verb form that indicates an agent is causing someone or something else to perform an action.

Examples

The causative agent of the disease was identified by researchers after weeks of laboratory testing.

In linguistics, the causative construction is used to indicate that a subject causes someone or something else to do an action.

Synonyms

productive originative formative generative determinative influential effective

Antonyms

ineffective resultant consequential passive unproductive inert noncausal