Causative

  • 11causative — ● causatif, causative adjectif (bas latin causativus) causatif nom masculin (bas latin causativus) Se dit d une forme verbale qui indique que le sujet fait faire l action exprimée par le verbe. (Par exemple l auxiliaire faire suivi d un infinitif …

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  • 12causative — caus|a|tive [ kɔzətıv ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL causing something: Infection plays a causative role in the development of the disease. 2. ) LINGUISTICS used for describing verbs, forms, and structures that show that something causes something to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13causative — adjective formal 1 acting as the cause of something: causative factors 2 technical a causative verb expresses an action that causes something to happen or be causatively adverb …

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  • 14causative — UK [ˈkɔːzətɪv] / US [ˈkɔzətɪv] adjective 1) formal causing something Infection plays a causative role in the development of the disease. 2) linguistics used for describing verbs, forms, and structures that show that something causes something to… …

    English dictionary

  • 15causative — /ˈkɔzətɪv/ (say kawzuhtiv) noun 1. Grammar a word (usually a verb) denoting causation, as made in he made me eat the apple. –adjective 2. Grammar a. relating to an affix or other form by which causatives are derived from an underlying word. For… …

  • 16causative — adj. Causative is used with these nouns: ↑factor …

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  • 17causative — caus|a|tive [ˈko:zətıv US ˈko: ] adj formal acting as the cause of something ▪ Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18causative — caus•a•tive [[t]ˈkɔ zə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) acting as a cause; producing (often fol. by of): a causative agent[/ex] 2) gram. expressing causation, as the verb fell“to cause to fall” or the suffix en in sharpen“to cause to become sharp.” 3) gram. a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19causative organisms — patogenai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Organizmai (virusai, bakterijos, grybai ir kt.), sukeliantys žmogaus ir gyvūnų ligas. atitikmenys: angl. causative organisms; pathogen organisms; pathogenic organisms vok.… …

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  • 20causative — См. causativo …

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