auxesis
/ɔːkˈsiːsɪs/
noun
- A rhetorical device in which something is described in deliberately exaggerated terms to emphasize its importance or size; a form of hyperbole.
- The writer's use of auxesis made the simple meal seem like a royal feast.
- The speaker used auxesis when he called the small garden 'a vast, enchanted forest.'
- In her speech, she employed auxesis to make the minor achievement sound like a historic victory.
- Growth or increase in size, especially in biology or medicine.
- The auxesis of the plant was remarkable after the rainy season.
- The auxesis of the cell population indicated a healthy response to the treatment.
- Doctors monitored the auxesis of the tumor over several months.
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