augment

One entry found for augment.

Main Entry: ¹aug·ment
Pronunciation: og-'ment
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare, from Latin augmentum increase, from augEre to increase -- more at EKE
transitive verb
1 : to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense <the impact of the report was augmented by its timing>
2 : to add an augment to
3 : SUPPLEMENT <augmented her scholarship by working nights>
intransitive verb : to become augmented
synonym see INCREASE
- aug·ment·er or aug·men·tor /-'men-t&r/ noun