augmentative
1 of 2adjective
aug·men·ta·tive ȯg-ˈmen-tə-tiv 
1
: able to augment
2
grammar : indicating large size and sometimes awkwardness or unattractiveness —used of words and affixes compare diminutive
augmentative
2 of 2noun
grammar
: an augmentative word or affix
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Wired, 15 Aug. 2022 Speech therapists say that compared to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices, which are medically essential for some with disabilities, Dunn’s device offers simplicity. Amanda Florian, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 Hunger, 27, had been working for several years with assistive technology — in particular, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices — to help nonverbal children acquire vocabulary and communicate without speaking. BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2021 Here’s a link to an article signposting Autistic AAC writers (augmentative and alternative communication devices) and here’s a link to a blog explaining why some Autistic people find Autism Awareness Month triggering and traumatic. Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021 Approval for augmentative communication devices has resumed. State Of Denial, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2020 The film’s trailer portrays Music as a nonverbal teenager who uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Alaina Leary, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2020 Then, in October 2017, Ka turned in paperwork to get Kyra approved for an augmentative communication device, a tablet that allows people with autism, cerebral palsy and other conditions that make communication difficult to express themselves. State Of Denial, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2020 For children with autism spectrum disorder with nonverbal communication or who have complex communication needs, consider using a tool, called an augmentative and alternative communication device, to supplement their speech. J. Ganz, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2019 See More
Adjective
Eventually, these decisions might be supported by augmentative AI assistants to navigate the complexity. Wired, 15 Aug. 2022 Speech therapists say that compared to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices, which are medically essential for some with disabilities, Dunn’s device offers simplicity. Amanda Florian, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 Hunger, 27, had been working for several years with assistive technology — in particular, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices — to help nonverbal children acquire vocabulary and communicate without speaking. BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2021 Here’s a link to an article signposting Autistic AAC writers (augmentative and alternative communication devices) and here’s a link to a blog explaining why some Autistic people find Autism Awareness Month triggering and traumatic. Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021 Approval for augmentative communication devices has resumed. State Of Denial, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2020 The film’s trailer portrays Music as a nonverbal teenager who uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Alaina Leary, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2020 Then, in October 2017, Ka turned in paperwork to get Kyra approved for an augmentative communication device, a tablet that allows people with autism, cerebral palsy and other conditions that make communication difficult to express themselves. State Of Denial, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2020 For children with autism spectrum disorder with nonverbal communication or who have complex communication needs, consider using a tool, called an augmentative and alternative communication device, to supplement their speech. J. Ganz, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1616, in the meaning defined above
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- freezabler
- freezablest
- freeze
- freeze dryer
- freeze fracture
- freeze in one's tracks
- freeze out
- freeze over
- freeze to death
- freeze-dried
- freeze-dries
- freeze-dry
- freeze-drying
- freeze-etched
- freeze-etching
- freeze-fracture
- freeze-fractured
- freeze-fracturing
- freeze-frame