Meanings
nouncausative verb (plural causative verbs)
plural causative verbs
- grammarA verb that shows the manner in which something occurred by indicating that another person or object caused it.
Synonyms: causal verb
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA verb that shows the manner in which something occurred by indicating that another person or object caused it.
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Translations
Polish causativum
- causativumTranslations
Swahili kitenzi kisababishi
- kitenzi kisababishiTranslations
Tamil பிறவினை, ஆக்கவினை
- பிறவினை (piṟaviṉai)Translations
- ஆக்கவினை (ākkaviṉai)Translations
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APA
causative verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causative%20verb
MLA
“causative verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causative%20verb. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “causative verb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/causative%20verb.
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