"anticausative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + causative. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|causative}} anti- + causative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anticausative (not comparable)
  1. (grammar, of an intransitive verb) Which shows an action affecting its subject, without indicating the cause. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (which shows an action affecting its subject, without indicating the cause): anticausativo (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-anticausative-en-adj-exRIxtCq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

Forms: anticausatives [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + causative. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|causative}} anti- + causative Head templates: {{en-noun}} anticausative (plural anticausatives)
  1. (grammar) A verb or construction of this kind. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: middle voice, anticausativisation
    Sense id: en-anticausative-en-noun-1CX6ua7o Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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