/ Dictionary / Index A augmentative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: aug•ment•a•tive Pronunciation: (ôg-men'tu-tiv), [key] — adj. serving to augment. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting increased size or intensity. In Spanish the augmentative suffix -ón is added to a word (as silla “chair”) to indicate increased size, as in sillón “armchair.” —n. an augmentative element or formation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: augmentative (Thesaurus) augmentation augmented roman Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language