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augmentativus

augmentativus , augmentative, causing increase. b (fig.). omne augmentum est a vi ~a, et istud augmentum est a vi nutritiva; ergo vis nutritiva est vis ~a J. Blund An. 48; [potentiam] hanc vocat J[ohannicius] nutritivam; ab aliis vocatur ~a Gilb. VI 242. 1; tunc in rebus inanimatis oporteret ponere virtutem ~am, sicut in animatis, ut per aliquod corporale veniens convertendum in rem inanimatam virtus illa ~a duceret illam rem ad debitam quantitatem Bacon Maj. II 438; potentie vegetative partes principales sunt tres, sc. nutritiva, ~a, suique similis in specie generativa Ps.-Gros. 469; c1301 an in Christo potencia nutritiva et augment[at]iva sint una potencia Quaest. Ox. 331; vis ~a per infusionem cibalis hujusmodi paulative remittitur Wycl. Log. III 113.  b s1245 transiit annus ‥ regno Francorum prosper et aucmenta[ti]vus M. Par. Min. II 511.

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