†ˈauctive,a.Obs.rare^—1.[f.L. auct-(seeauct)+ -ive, as ifad.L. *auctīvus.]Characterized by increase or growth.1634T. JohnsonParey's Chirurg. i. i. (1678) 52The Natural[faculty]is parted into the nutritive, auctive, and generative.1678Phillips (App.)Auctive, apt to grow or increase.