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adjective:- being able or tendency to increase.
- Grammar Indicating an increase in the dimensions, power, or power associated with the concept of an adjacent term, as up does in eat up.
- Growing, enlarging, increasing.
- obtaining the high quality or power of augmenting; articulating augmentation.
- growing or getting the power to increase particularly in size or quantity or degree
- intensifying by enhancement and enhancement
- being able or tendency to enhance.
- Grammar Indicating an increase in the dimensions, force, or power for the concept of an adjacent word, as up does in eat up.
- Growing, enlarging, increasing.
- obtaining the quality or energy of augmenting; articulating augmentation.
- increasing or obtaining the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
- intensifying by enlargement and enhancement
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noun:- Grammar An augmentative word.
- revealing large-size, intensity, or seniority, e.g. Italian -issimo or -one
- A word which conveys with augmented force the idea and/or properties associated with term that it really is derived. Against diminutive.
- A word formed to state increased intensity for the concept communicated by it, or an affix which serves this purpose.
- Also augmentive.
- Grammar An augmentative term.
- Expressing large size, power, or seniority, e.g. Italian -issimo or -one
- A word which conveys with enhanced force the idea and/or properties regarding the term from where it's derived. In opposition to diminutive.
- A word created to convey increased intensity associated with idea conveyed by it, or an affix which acts this purpose.
- In addition augmentive.
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others:- Having the high quality or power of augmenting.
- In grammar, expressing enhancement or rise in the force associated with idea conveyed: applied both to terms and to affixes which result this.
- Having the high quality or energy of augmenting.
- In sentence structure, revealing augmentation or rise in the power of concept conveyed: applied both to words and to affixes which effect this.
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