decausativization

A form of decausativisation — A process through which causative transitive verbs become noncausative and intransitive.

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Meanings

noundecausativization (usually uncountable, plural decausativizations)

plural decausativizations

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of decausativisation.
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APA

decausativization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decausativization

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“decausativization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decausativization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decausativization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decausativization.

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