Ascensive

Ascensive
Ascensive As*cen"sive, a. [See {Ascend}.] 1. Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise. --Owen. [1913 Webster]

2. (Gram.) Augmentative; intensive. --Ellicott. [1913 Webster]


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