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Definition of Auxesis

Auxesis
Auxesis Aux*e"sis, n. [NL., Gr. ? increase, fr. ?, ?, to increase.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.

Meaning of Auxesis from wikipedia

- Auxesis may refer to: Auxesis (beetle), a genus of longhorn beetles Auxesis (biology), expansion of cell size Auxesis (figure of speech), exaggerated...
- Auxesis (‹See Tfd›Gr****: αὔξησις, aúxēsis) is the Gr**** word for "growth" or "increase". In rhetoric, it refers to varying forms of increase: hyperbole...
- in significance or size than it really is. Meiosis is the opposite of auxesis, and is often compared to litotes. The term is derived from the Gr**** μειόω...
- Auxesis (from the Gr**** word meaning increase; grow) refers to growth from an increase in cell size rather than an increase in the number of cells. Auxetic...
- device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (literally 'growth'). In poetry and oratory, it emphasizes, evokes strong...
- increasing importance. In its use with clauses, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (lit. "growth"). Climax is frequently used in persuasion (particularly...
- Auxesis gabonicus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1858. It is known from Gabon, the Democratic Republic...
- and hear poor rogues Talk of court news... — Shakespeare, King Lear 5.3 Auxesis is arranging words in a list from least to most significant.[page needed]...
- or "excellent". Along the same lines, litotes can be used (as a form of auxesis), to euphemistically provide emphasis by diminishing the harshness of an...
- — Woody Allen Anticlimax Auxesis, the opposite device, in which clauses increase in force Climax, the specific form of auxesis which serves as the opposite...