Dictionary

augmentative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɔɡˈmɛntətɪv/ (General-American)
• /ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US, nonstandard) audio
• /ˈɔɡmɛnˌteɪtɪv/ (nonstandard, uncommon)
• /ˈɑɡ-/ (cot-caught-merger, nonstandard, uncommon)
• /ɑɡˈ-/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From Middle English augmentatif, from Middle French augmentatif and its etymon Latin augmentātīvus, from augmentō. By surface analysis, augment + -ative.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That which augments.

Deriveds

augmentatively · nonaugmentative · bioaugmentative

Synonyms

augmentary

Translations (16)

ca augmentatiu (growing, enlarging, increasing) · pl powiększający (growing, enlarging, increasing) · it accrescitivo (growing, enlarging, increasing) · pt aumentativo (growing, enlarging, increasing) · io augmentiva (growing, enlarging, increasing) · ru увели́чивающийся (growing, enlarging, increasing) · ro augmentativă (growing, enlarging, increasing) · fr augmentatif (growing, enlarging, increasing) · es aumentativo (growing, enlarging, increasing) · hi संवर्धी (growing, enlarging, increasing) · ro augmentativ (growing, enlarging, increasing) · fi kasvava (growing, enlarging, increasing) · ro măritor (growing, enlarging, increasing) · el αυξητικός (growing, enlarging, increasing) · hi आवर्धी (growing, enlarging, increasing) · hi आवर्धक (growing, enlarging, increasing)

augmentative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɔɡˈmɛntətɪv/ (General-American)
• /ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US, nonstandard) audio
• /ˈɔɡmɛnˌteɪtɪv/ (nonstandard, uncommon)
• /ˈɑɡ-/ (cot-caught-merger, nonstandard, uncommon)
• /ɑɡˈ-/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From Middle English augmentatif, from Middle French augmentatif and its etymon Latin augmentātīvus, from augmentō. By surface analysis, augment + -ative.

Meanings

1. A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority

Forms

Antonyms

diminutive

Relateds

augment · augmentation

Translations (30)

sh àugmentatīv (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · es aumentativo (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · nl vergrootwoord (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · pt aumentativo (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · cs augmentativum (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · el αυξητικός (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · pl augmentatiwum (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · cmn 指大詞綴 /指大词缀 (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · pl zgrubienie (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · pl augmentatyw (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · sh uvećanica (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · lv augmentatīvs (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · de Augmentativum (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · ru аугментати́в (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · fi augmentatiivi (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · sh а̀угментатӣв (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · fr augmentatif (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · ca augmentatiu (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · ro augmentativ (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · io augmentivo (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · de Vergrößerungswort (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · de Augmentativ (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · de Amplifikativum (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · it accrescitivo (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · nl augmentatief (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · de Ampliativum (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · sh увећаница (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · la augmentativum (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · ru увеличи́тельный су́ффикс (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) · pl augmentativum (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority)