1. Producing an effect
   "poverty as a causative factor in crime"

See also: abortifacient, activating, actuating, anorectic, anorexigenic, causal, conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory, errhine [archaic], fast, inducive, inductive, motivating, motivative [rare], motive, motor, precipitating, responsible, responsible for, sternutative, sternutatory

Antonym: noncausal

Encyclopedia: Causative