augmentation

noun

aug·​men·​ta·​tion ˌȯg-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

1

a

: the act or process of augmenting something

b

: the state of being augmented

2

: something that augments : addition

Synonyms of augmentation

• increase
• boost
• gain
• addition

Examples of augmentation in a Sentence

augmentations to the benefits package over the years have resulted in a total of 12 paid holidays for employees

Recent Examples on the Web

Well, with decades of audio augmentation experience, Creative kind of knocked it out of the park with this little soundbar's SuperWide mode. — Joe Salas july 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026

Manufacturing and the digital thread will be shaped by cloud platforms, unified data intelligence, Gen AI (including agentic and predictive systems) and workforce augmentation. — John Clemons, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The New Yorker traveled down to Costa Rica at the beginning of June for a breast augmentation after always feeling like her chest didn't match the rest of her body. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Human augmentation matters more than replacing humans, and in the age of electronic warfare, logistics is becoming as strategically important as firepower. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for augmentation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Medical Definition

augmentation

noun

aug·​men·​ta·​tion ˌȯg-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen- 

1

: the act, action, or process of augmenting

2

: something that augments