augmented; augmenting; augments
1
: to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
The impact of the report was augmented by its timing.
2
: supplement
She took a second job to augment her income.
3
grammar
: to add an augment to (a verb form) (see augment entry 2)
: to become augmented
grammar
: a vowel prefixed or a lengthening of the initial vowel to mark past time especially in Greek and Sanskrit verbs
aug·ment·er
variants
or augmentor
ȯg-ˈmen-tər 
ˈȯg-ˌmen-
plural -s
: one that augments
specifically
: a tube enclosing the exhaust jet of a jet engine to give more thrust
called also thrust augmentor
Examples of augment in a Sentence
Verb
… 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.
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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
The money augmented his fortune.
Heavy rains augmented the water supply.
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
The money augmented his fortune.
Heavy rains augmented the water supply.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
The more a decision requires navigating ambiguity rather than optimizing a clear objective, the more cautious organizations should be in delegating it to AI, and the more AI needs to be augmented by human experience, judgment, and deep expertise.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
James Morris, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Models were asked to choose between two solutions when presented with workplace tensions, such as if a company should prioritize long term versus short term growth, or if a firm should use technology to automate versus augment workers’ jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Ultimately humans make the final decisions on the grading, but AI plays a critical role augmenting those capabilities.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
The more a decision requires navigating ambiguity rather than optimizing a clear objective, the more cautious organizations should be in delegating it to AI, and the more AI needs to be augmented by human experience, judgment, and deep expertise.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Noun
Two power the front wheels, while a third augments the combustion engine, which exclusively drives the rear wheels.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Models were asked to choose between two solutions when presented with workplace tensions, such as if a company should prioritize long term versus short term growth, or if a firm should use technology to automate versus augment workers’ jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Augment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/augment. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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