Causativeness
1Causative — A causative form, in linguistics, is an expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).All languages have ways to express causation, but they differ in the means. In some languages there …
2causative — causatively, adv. causativeness, causativity, n. /kaw zeuh tiv/, adj. 1. acting as a cause; producing (often fol. by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war. 2. Gram. noting causation. The causative form of to fall is to fell. Gothic… …
3causality — n. 1. Causativeness, causativity, causation. 2. Causation, causal system, interdependence of events …
4efficiency — n 1. competence, competency, fitness, fittedness, qualification, eligibility, preparedness, readiness; capability, capableness, commensurability, the stuff, Inf. what it takes, U.S. Inf. the goods; mastery, authority, expertness, expertise;… …
5causative — /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… …
