"causative verb" meaning in All languages combined

See causative verb on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: causative verbs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} causative verb (plural causative verbs)
  1. (grammar) A verb that shows the manner in which something occurred by indicating that another person or object caused it. Synonyms: causal verb Translations (Translations): kitenzi kisababishi (Swahili)

Inflected forms

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