ampliative

adjective

am·​pli·​a·​tive

ˈamplēˌātiv

logic

: adding in the predicate something not contained in the meaning of the subject term : synthetic

an ampliative proposition

—opposed to explicative

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin ampliativus, from Latin ampliatus + -ivus -ive

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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