decausativize verb1 •To function in manner that is not causative (e.g. The causative verb "melt" in He melts the ice decausativizes in The ice melts).Levin and Rappaport (1995) argue that causative verbs can decausativize when the eventualities described come about spontaneously without the external intervention of an agent. — 1998 formsdecausativized · decausativizing · decausativizes