augment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To increase; to make larger or supplement.
To grow; to increase; to become greater.
To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
To add an augment to.

noun

A grammatical prefix
In some languages, a prefix *é- (अ- (a-) in Sanskrit, ἐ- (e-) in Greek) indicating a past tense of a verb.
Especially Old Irish, a preverb, usually ro-, used to give a verb a resultative or potential meaning.
In some languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
An increase.

Pronunciation

/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ en-GB-augment-verb.ogg /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ /ˈɔɡmɛnt/ /ɑɡˈmɛnt/ /ˈɑɡmɛnt/ /oːɡˈment/ en-au-augment.ogg /ˈɔːɡmənt/ en-GB-augment-noun.ogg en-us-augment.ogg /ˈoːɡment/

Word forms

augment augments augmenting augmented

Etymology

From Middle English augmenten, from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare (“to increase”), from Latin augmentum (“an increase, growth”), from augere (“to increase”).

Synonyms

add amplify augment dilate eke / eke out elevate embiggen enhance enlarge enlargen enrich greaten grow increase increment largen magnify propagate raise strengthen swell up

Antonyms

contract dial back diminish

Related words

auction augmentable augmentation august author authorize auxiliary

Derived words

augmentary augmentee augmentive bioaugment reaugment augmentless

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