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

• accretion
• accrual
• addendum
• addition
• boost
• expansion
• gain
• increase
• increment
• more
• plus
• proliferation
• raise
• rise
• step-up
• supplement
• uptick

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

Significant augmentation of air and ground resources. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025

Anthropic research reveals that while AI models are currently being used more for augmentation (assisting humans to do a job), Amodei says the pendulum will soon swing to automation (replacing humans). —Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Photographed by Irving Penn, Vogue, May 2003 Earlier this month, 27-year-old Kylie Jenner answered the plea of a TikToker and shared her exact details of her breast augmentation, down to the plastic surgeon. —Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 16 June 2025

Tool augmentation represents another useful direction already used by o3-pro and other ChatGPT models—by connecting LLMs to calculators, symbolic math engines, or formal verification systems, researchers can compensate for some of the models' computational weaknesses. —ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025

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