Augmentive
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An augmentive affix; augmentative.
"This coincidence between the numeral and the augmentive (for both are resolvable into the same etymon) has occasioned all my perplexity in deciding whether connectives ought to be resolved into augmentives, or augmentives into connectives; for, as we shall presently see, they are closely connected."
- 2 Something that augments.
"The chief thing which they point out to me is that there was no religious sense in the peasantry at all. The names and symbols of worship were augmentives of conversation, but no more."
- 1 Serving to augment, enhance, or increase; augmentative.
"The data leave little doubt that the augmentive power of these blood samples was much greater from the formed elements than from the plasma."
- 2 Supplementary; additional.
"A planting report as described in subsection (1) of this section shall also be submitted to the cabinet if any augmentive reseeding or replanting, or other augmentive work, is performed within the permit area."
- 3 Changing the meaning to one that is a larger, more complete, or more elaborate version of the original sense.
"Observe, that as ry is augmentive, it is not usual to give it a plural form, (for the plural termination is in a certain sense augmentive,)"
Example
More examples"The data leave little doubt that the augmentive power of these blood samples was much greater from the formed elements than from the plasma."
Etymology
From augment + -ive.
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