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The term “causative” in literature is used in multifaceted ways to denote relationships where one entity directly brings about an effect. In linguistic studies, it often describes morphological constructions, such as specific suffixes that transform verbs into forms that imply “making to be,” as evidenced by its discussion in works on Esperanto grammar ([1], [2], [3], [4]). In medical and scientific contexts, “causative” identifies factors—whether conditions or organisms—that are directly responsible for certain diseases or pathological states ([5], [6], [7], [8], [9]). Meanwhile, philosophical and theoretical writings extend the concept to encapsulate the underlying principle of cause and effect, linking primary agents to broader outcomes in natural and social phenomena ([10], [11], [12], [13]).
  1. Suffixes , causative verbs from, 214, c; intrans.
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  2. Verbs containing the suffix -ig- are called causative verbs and are always transitive (22).
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  3. -ig- , suffix forming causative verbs ( 214, 239, 275 ).
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  4. of time, 94; with acc., 266; with prep., 87; calling attention, ( jen ) 228; causative verbs from, 214, c; intrans.
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  5. Anæmia has been supposed to be the causative condition.
    — from A System of Practical Medicine. By American Authors. Vol. 3 Diseases of the Respiratory, Circulatory, and Hæmatopoietic Systems
  6. A number of different bacteria have been mentioned as causative factors for this disease.
    — from Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Robert Alexander Craig
  7. On inoculating the blood of infected cattle into horses and dogs he produced the disease and found the blood teeming with the causative organism.
    — from Handbook of Medical Entomology by O. A. (Oskar Augustus) Johannsen
  8. The course of the chronic cases is determined by the causative lesion.
    — from A System of Practical Medicine. By American Authors. Vol. 2 General Diseases (Continued) and Diseases of the Digestive System
  9. It destroys completely the causative organisms by a bactericide many times more powerful than phenol, yet absolutely harmless to animal life.
    — from The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 by Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry (American Medical Association)
  10. Causative principle, the, must be real, efficient, and personal, 44 .
    — from The Theistic Conception of the WorldAn Essay in Opposition to Certain Tendencies of Modern Thought by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
  11. The intelligible is always causative in relation to the sensible, which copies or imitates it.
    — from The Catholic World, Vol. 08, October, 1868, to March, 1869. by Various
  12. How happened it, that so many ages rolled away, and this mighty causative act produced no effect?
    — from An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Albert Taylor Bledsoe
  13. We are also informed that refined sugar causes cancer, and the belief in tomatoes as a causative factor is not dead.
    — from Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency) by Rasmus Larssen Alsaker

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