aug·men·ta·tive /ɔgˈmɛntətɪv/
(a.)增加的;擴大的
Aug·ment·a·tive a. Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation. -- Aug*ment*a*tive*ly, adv.
Aug·ment·a·tive, n. Gram. 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.
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augmentative
adj 1: increasing or having the power to increase especially in
size or amount or degree; "`up' is an augmentative
word in `hurry up'"
2: intensifying by augmentation and enhancement [syn: enhancive]