/ Dictionary / Index C causative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: caus•a•tive Pronunciation: (kô'zu-tiv), [key] — adj. acting as a cause; producing (often fol. by of&hasp;): a causative agency; an event causative of war. noting causation. The causative form of to fall is to fell. Gothic -jan is a causative suffix in fulljan “to cause to be full; to fill.” —n. a word, esp. a verb, noting causation, as made in He made me eat the apple. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: causative (Thesaurus) causationism cause Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language