augment
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verb \ȯg-ˈment\Definition of AUGMENT
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 (see 2augment)
3
: supplement <augmented her income>
intransitive verb
: to become augmented
— aug·ment·er or aug·men·tor \-ˈmen-tər\ noun
See Examples of AUGMENT
- The money augmented his fortune.
- Heavy rains augmented the water supply.
- … a former member of Brunet's team, Jean-Renaud Boisserie of Berkeley, is in the Middle Awash seeking to augment the animal fossil record—particularly that of hippopotamuses. —Rex Dalton, Nature, 5 Jan. 2006
- These reserve units will soon be augmented by full-time Maritime Safety and Security Teams. The first of these teams was formed on July 3; a dozen more are supposed to be created within the next three years. —David Helvarg, Popular Science, September 2002
- The sale of its shares in such companies has helped augment its cash reserves from $1.7 billion to $2 billion. Call it a rainy-day fund—something that other dot-coms never had. But the move also suggests that even Yahoo has lost faith in the once boundless promise of Internet companies. —Brad Stone, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2001
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Origin of AUGMENT
Middle English, from Anglo-French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare, from Latin augmentum increase, from augēre to increase — more at eke
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to AUGMENT
- Synonyms
- accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, increase, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, multiply, pump up, raise, swell, stoke, supersize, up
- Antonyms
- abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)
See Synonym Discussion at increase
Rhymes with AUGMENT
absent, accent, Advent, anent, ascent, assent, besprent, cement, comment, consent, content, convent, descent, detent, dissent, docent, event, extent, ferment, foment, fragment, frequent, hell-bent, indent, intent, invent, lament, loment, low-rent, mordent, outspent, percent, pigment, portent, present, prevent, pup tent, quitrent, rack-rent, relent, repent, resent, segment, Shymkent, Tashkent, torment, well-meant, wisent
2aug·ment
noun \ˈȯg-ˌment\Definition of AUGMENT
: a vowel prefixed or a lengthening of the initial vowel to mark past time especially in Greek and Sanskrit verbs
Origin of AUGMENT
(see 1augment)
First Known Use: 1671
Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms
aug·ment
transitive verb \ȯg-ˈment, ˈȯg-ˌment\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of AUGMENT
: to increase in size, amount, degree, or severity <diabetes mellitus is augmented by hyperthyroidism—C. H. Thienes>
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