adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɔːzətɪv/
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General-American:kôʹzə-tĭv
General-American:/ˈkɔzətɪv/
General-American:[ˈkɔ.zə.ɾɪv]
cot-caught-merger:/ˈkɑzətɪv/
cot-caught-merger:[ˈkɑ.zə.ɾɪv]
Australian:/ˈkoːzətɪv/
Australian:[ˈkoː.zə.ɾɪv]
rhymes with -ɔːzətɪv
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 Z AH0 T IH0 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K AO1 Z AH0 T IH0 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Acting as a cause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Involving, or affected by, causality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Expressing a cause or causation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract