CAUSATIVE VERB
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CAUSATIVE VERB. A verb that denotes causing something to happen. Such verbs are often formed from adjectives or nouns by means of causative suffixes:
harden (to cause to become hard; to make hard),
purify (to cause to become pure; to make pure),
harmonize (to cause or create harmony; to make harmonious). Some linguists use the term to describe a variety of verbs where there is an underlying meaning of causation:
kill (cause to die);
put,
bring,
take,
send (cause to move somewhere else);
burn, as in
Alfred burned/burnt the cakes (cause to burn). The term is also applied to the verbs
let,
make,
have, and
get. The first three can be followed by an object plus a bare infinitive, but
get needs a
to-infinitive:
You should let/make/have the children tidy their own rooms;
get them to tidy things up.
Have and
get can be followed by an object and a participle:
We soon had the car going again;
we got it repaired. These patterns, however, may also have a non-causative meaning:
I had my wallet stolen;
You'll get people pestering you.
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