2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is a causative case.
CAUSATIVE
Caus"a*tive, n.
Defn: A word which expresses or suggests a cause.
CAUSATIVELY
Caus"a*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a causative manner.
CAUSATOR
Cau*sa"tor, n. Etym: [See Cause.]
Defn: One who causes. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
CAUSE
Cause, n. Etym: [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. Cause, v., Kickshaw.]
1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. Cause is substance exerting its power into act, to make one thing begin to be. Locke.
2. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.