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]