augmentative

adjective

intensifying by augmentation and enhancement

increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree

Roots

augereaugment- · Latin · to increase ativus-ative · Latin · tending to

Words related to augmentative

ascensiveadj enhanciveadj assistiveadj incorporativeadj alterativeadj augmentationsn nonverbaladj augmenterv audiologicadj undeaf

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Where does augmentative come from?

The word augmentative breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: augment, from Latin augere (“to increase”); and -ative, from Latin ativus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.