causitive (B2)
adjective
Definition
causitive means (grammar) Expressing a cause or causation. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as causitive.
A causitive tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became causitive after the announcement.
How to Use causitive
- causitive + noun (collocation)
- Use causitive before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a causitive reaction."
- become causitive (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became causitive near the end."
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