Adjective
- 1. causative (vs. noncausative), abortifacient, activating(prenominal), actuating(prenominal), anorectic, anorexigenic, causal, conducive, contributing(prenominal), contributive, contributory, tributary, errhine, fast, inductive, inducive, motivative(prenominal), motive(prenominal), motivating, motive(prenominal), motor, precipitating(prenominal), responsible, responsible for(predicate), sternutatory, sternutative
- usage: producing an effect; "poverty as a causative factor in crime"
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