augmentative

1 of 2

adjective

aug·​men·​ta·​tive ȯg-ˈmen-tə-tiv How to pronounce augmentative (audio)
1
: able to augment
2
grammar : indicating large size and sometimes awkwardness or unattractiveness
used of words and affixes
compare diminutive

augmentative

2 of 2

noun

grammar
: an augmentative word or affix

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Adjective
But Teleperformance sees the technology as augmentative, helping increase the accuracy of call center employees and removing friction, Winters said. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024 With the advent of generative AI, possibilities will now rapidly expand into assistive or augmentative use cases for multiple personas. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Rather than rendering human oversight obsolete, AI serves as an augmentative tool, streamlining decision-making, enhancing foresight and cultivating proactive leadership dynamics. Farshad Asl, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Though still slower than typical speech, these new BCIs are faster than existing augmentative and alternative communication systems, writes Betts Peters, a speech-language pathologist at Oregon Health and Science University. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023 Apps for Communication Not too long ago, augmentative communication devices for nonverbal or low-verbal people were outrageously expensive, heavy, and difficult to use. Lisa Jo Rudy, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023 Future augmentative applications of artificial intelligence could change the landscape of effective CI by representing preferences in deliberative contexts, using language models to identify argumentation gaps or points of consensus, or computing consensus across clusters of opinions. Wired, 15 Aug. 2022 Mid-Tech At the mid-range, there are apps for both augmentative communication and speech therapy. Lisa Jo Rudy, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2023 Eventually, these decisions might be supported by augmentative AI assistants to navigate the complexity. Wired, 15 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1616, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of augmentative was in the 15th century

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“Augmentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/augmentative. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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