CAUSATIVE Meaning of CAUSATIVE in English ■ adjective1》 acting as a cause. 2》 Grammar expressing causation.Derivatives~ly adverb OriginME: from OFr. causatif , -ive , or late L. causativus , from causare 'to cause'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004