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Adjective: augmentative  og'men-tu-tiv
  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
    "The augmentative effect of the drug increased its potency";
    - enhancive

See also: increasing, intensifying

Encyclopedia: Augmentative