augmentative
Indicates greater magnitude
Augmentative describes something that adds to or increases what already exists.
In grammar, an augmentative is a word form indicating large size or intensity—the opposite of a diminutive.
Spanish uses augmentative suffixes: *perro* (dog) becomes *perrazo* (big dog).
In medicine, *augmentative and alternative communication* (AAC) refers to methods that supplement or replace speech for those who cannot speak conventionally.
Word-part modifier
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
- suffixWord-ending addition
- infixAffix within a word
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
morpheme · inflection · derivation · morphology · agglutination · synthetic · analytic · conjugation
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
overemphasis · aggrandizement · caricature · bombast · grandiosity · inflation · amplification · magnification
Increase in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- extensionAdded part or duration
inflation · swelling · distension · aggrandizement · supersizing · bulkiness · voluminousness · spaciousness
Increase in degree
- heightenIncrease in degree
- strengthenMake more robust
- deepenIncrease in degree
- reinforceAdd strength to something
escalate · bolster · fortify · invigorate · energize · redouble · empower · consolidate
affix
Word-part modifier
diminutive · morpheme · inflection · derivation · morphology · agglutination · synthetic · analytic · conjugation · declension
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
dramatization · overemphasis · aggrandizement · caricature · bombast · grandiosity · inflation · amplification · magnification · bluster
enlargement
Increase in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
extension · inflation · swelling · distension · aggrandizement · supersizing · bulkiness · voluminousness · spaciousness · capaciousness
intensify
Increase in degree
- heightenIncrease in degree
- strengthenMake more robust
- deepenIncrease in degree
reinforce · escalate · bolster · fortify · invigorate · energize · redouble · empower · consolidate · compound
- grammatical categoriesmasculine, feminine, neuter, singular, plural
- morphologymorphemes, morpheme, affixes, affix, suffixes
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- grammar termsnoun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
augmentativediminutive
Very small, or nickname form
reducing · diminishing · decreasing · reductive · minifying
- breast augmentationSurgical enlargement of chest