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ampliative, a. Logic.|ˈæmplɪətɪv| [f. L. ampliāt- (see ampliate v.) + -ive.] Having the function of enlarging or extending a simple conception, or adding to what is already known.
1842Abp. Thomson Laws of Th. §81. (1860) 142 Judgments which attribute to the subject something not directly implied in it, have been called ampliative, because they enlarge or increase our knowledge. 1852Sir W. Hamilton Disc. 273 Philosophy..is a transition from absolute ignorance to science, and its procedure is therefore ampliative. |