ASCENSIVE

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

(adjective) tending or directed upward; “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage”- John Ruskin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ascensive (comparative more ascensive, superlative most ascensive)

Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.

(grammar) Augmentative; intensive.

Source: Wiktionary


As*cen"sive, a. Etym: [See Ascend.]

1. Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise. Owen.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: Augmentative; intensive. Ellicott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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