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Augment Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Augment? [v] enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the PLO chairman augmented tensions in the Near East" [v] grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Augment: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Augment: add to \| agent provocateur \| aggrandize \| aggravate \| amplify \| annoy \| bloat \| blow up \| boost \| broaden \| build \| build up \| bulk \| bulk out \| compound \| crescendo \| deepen \| deteriorate \| develop \| dilate \| distend \| embitter \| enhance \| enlarge \| exacerbate \| exalt \| exasperate \| expand \| extend \| fatten \| fill out \| fortify \| heat up \| heighten \| hike \| hike up \| hot up \| huff \| increase \| inflate \| intensify \| irritate \| jack up \| jump up \| lengthen \| magnify \| make acute \| make worse \| manifold \| maximize \| mount \| multiply \| parlay \| provoke \| puff \| puff up \| pump \| pump up \| put up \| pyramid \| raise \| rarefy \| recruit \| reinforce \| rise \| sharpen \| sour \| strengthen \| stretch \| sufflate \| supplement \| swell \| thicken \| up \| upsurge \| wax \| widen \| worsen See Also \| grow \| increase Augment In Webster's Dictionary \Augment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Augmented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Augmenting}.] [L. augmentare, fr. augmentum an increase, fr. augere to increase; perh. akin to Gr. ?, ?, E. wax, v., and eke, v.: cf. F. augmenter.] 1. To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by re["e]forcements; rain augments a stream; impatience augments an evil. But their spite still serves His glory to augment. --Milton. 2. (Gram.) To add an augment to. \Augment"\, v. i. To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; as, a stream augments by rain. \Aug"ment\, n. [L. augmentum: cf. F. augment.] 1. Enlargement by addition; increase. 2. (Gram.) A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs. Note: In Greek, the syllabic augment is a prefixed ?, forming an intial syllable; the temporal augment is an increase of the quantity (time) of an initial vowel, as by changing ? to ?.

Augment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Augment?

[v] enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the PLO chairman augmented tensions in the Near East"
[v] grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Augment:

See Also | grow | increase

Augment In Webster's Dictionary

\Aug*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Augmented}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Augmenting}.] [L. augmentare, fr. augmentum an
increase, fr. augere to increase; perh. akin to Gr. ?, ?, E.
wax, v., and eke, v.: cf. F. augmenter.]
1. To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to
   swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by
   re["e]forcements; rain augments a stream; impatience
   augments an evil.

         But their spite still serves His glory to augment.
                                               --Milton.

2. (Gram.) To add an augment to.


\Aug*ment"\, v. i.
To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; as, a
stream augments by rain.


\Aug"ment\, n. [L. augmentum: cf. F. augment.]
1. Enlargement by addition; increase.

2. (Gram.) A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial
   vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.

Note: In Greek, the syllabic augment is a prefixed ?, forming
      an intial syllable; the temporal augment is an increase
      of the quantity (time) of an initial vowel, as by
      changing ? to ?.

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