CAUSATIVE Meaning of CAUSATIVE in English caus ‧ a ‧ tive /ˈkɔːzətɪv $ ˈkɒː-/ BrE AmE adjective formal acting as the cause of something:Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012