decausativize (English, verb)
expansion: decausativize (third-person singular simple present decausativizes, present participle decausativizing, simple past and past participle decausativized)
Senses:
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: To function in manner that is not causative (e.g. The causative verb "melt" in He melts the ice decausativizes in The ice melts).
raw_tags: of a causative verb
Forms:
form: decausativizes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: decausativizing
tags: participle
present
form: decausativized
tags: participle
past
form: decausativized
tags: past
form: decausativise
tags: alternative