decausativizing

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A form of decausativize — To function in manner that is not causative (e.g. The causative verb "melt" in He melts the ice decausativizes in The ice melts).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of decausativize
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APA

decausativizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decausativizing

MLA

“decausativizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decausativizing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decausativizing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decausativizing.

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