Meaning

4 senses

  1. A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly

    (countable, rhetoric, uncountable)Overstatement, hyperbole.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Biological growth, (now usually restricted to) expansion or growth of an organism apart from that due to cellular division.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The condition of being auxetic

  4. A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is made greater, particularly

    (countable, obsolete, rhetoric, uncountable)Arrangement of a series in ascending order.

More definitions
  • growth from increase in cell size without cell division

Origin

From Ancient Greek αὔξησις (aúxēsis, “growth”), from αὐξάνω (auxánō, “to grow”).

From Ancient Greek αὔξησις (aúxēsis, “growth”), from αὐξάνω (auxánō, “to grow”).

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Forms

plural: auxeses
Singularauxesis
Pluralauxeses

irregular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
ascending series:climaxC1
rhetorical increase:amplificationC1amplificatio
rhetorical increase; good:spinB2
hyperboleB2

Antonyms

4 antonyms
meiosis
See understatement:antonym(s) of
ascending series:catacosmesis
biological growth not involving cell division:merisis

Word family

5 related words
Relatedtachyauxesisheterauxesispleonasmauxetic
Derivedauxetically

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
autumnA1autumnalauxauxiliaryB1avail

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