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AUGMENTATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does augmentative mean? 

AUGMENTATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective AUGMENTATIVE has 2 senses:

1. increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degreeplay

2. intensifying by augmentation and enhancementplay

  Familiarity information: AUGMENTATIVE used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AUGMENTATIVE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree

Context example:

'up' is an augmentative word in 'hurry up'

Similar:

increasing (becoming greater or larger)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Intensifying by augmentation and enhancement

Synonyms:

augmentative; enhancive

Similar:

intensifying (increasing in strength or intensity)

Derivation:

augment (enlarge or increase)

augment (grow or intensify)


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