auxesis C2+ Topic:Shopping & Services US /ɔɡˈzisɪs/ UK /ɔːɡˈziːsɪs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun rhetorical amplification arranging ideas in ascending order of importance; growth by cell enlargement The orator built his peroration through a steady auxesis of grievances. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · rhetorical amplification... amplificationaugmentationgrowthenlargementclimax ↔ Opposites meiosisdiminution Word family Derived forms auxetic Related forms auxinauxometer Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek auxesis ('growth, increase'), from auxanein ('to grow, increase'). auxesis Ancient Greek auxanein Ancient Greek *h₂ewg- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Shopping & Services External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # auxesis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɔɡˈzisɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɔːɡˈziːsɪs/ ## Meanings 1. rhetorical amplification arranging ideas in ascending order of importance; growth by cell enlargement ## Examples - The orator built his peroration through a steady auxesis of grievances. ## Synonyms - amplification - augmentation - growth - enlargement - climax ## Antonyms - meiosis - diminution ## Derived Forms - auxetic ## Related Forms - auxin - auxometer ## Roots and Affixes - Root: auxesis - Root: auxanein - Root: *h₂ewg- ## Etymology From Ancient Greek auxesis ('growth, increase'), from auxanein ('to grow, increase'). ## AI Etymology Auxesis is a noun meaning "rhetorical amplification arranging ideas in ascending order of importance; growth by cell enlargement". Historically, it is from Ancient Greek auxesis ('growth, increase'), from auxanein ('to grow, increase'). The historical chain links Ancient Greek auxesis, Ancient Greek auxanein, and Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-. Close English family members include auxetic, auxin, and auxometer. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Shopping & Services markdown