augment
verb/ɔːɡˈment/
/ɔːɡˈment/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they augment | /ɔːɡˈment/ /ɔːɡˈment/ |
| he / she / it augments | /ɔːɡˈments/ /ɔːɡˈments/ |
| past simple augmented | /ɔːɡˈmentɪd/ /ɔːɡˈmentɪd/ |
| past participle augmented | /ɔːɡˈmentɪd/ /ɔːɡˈmentɪd/ |
| -ing form augmenting | /ɔːɡˈmentɪŋ/ /ɔːɡˈmentɪŋ/ |
- augment something to increase the amount, value, size, etc. of something
- He wrote magazine articles in order to augment his income.
- The band had been augmented by two extra trombonists.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French augmenter (verb), augment (noun), or late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere ‘to increase’.Want to learn more?
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