anticausotic

/æntiˈkɔʊzɒtɪk/

Definitions

1. adjective

relating to or describing something that is the cause of a causative verb’s effect, especially in grammar

“In linguistics, the anticausotic form of a verb highlights its underlying causative structure.”

2. noun

a word or form that has an anticausotic relationship with another word or form

“In some languages, anticausotic nouns are used to denote the cause of an action rather than the action itself.”

Synonyms

  • agentive
  • causative

Antonyms

  • autocausotic
  • passivizer