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augmentative definition

aug·menta·tive (ôg men′tə tiv′)

adjective

  1. augmenting or capable of augmenting
  2. Gram. increasing the force of an idea expressed by a word or denoting increased size, intensity, etc.

noun

an augmentative affix, word, etc. (Ex.: per- in perdurable, up in eatup)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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