AUGMENTATIVE
\ɔːɡmˈɛntətˌɪv], \ɔːɡmˈɛntətˌɪv], \ɔː_ɡ_m_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "muscle-building exercises"
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intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
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increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'"
By Princeton University
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A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived; as, dullard, one very dull. Opposed to diminutive.
By Oddity Software
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