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augment
aug·ment A0520000 (ôg-mĕnt′)v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr.1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: Continuing rains augmented the floodwaters. See Synonyms at increase.2. Linguistics To add an augment to.v.intr. To become augmented.n. (ôg′mĕnt′) Linguistics The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs.
[Middle English augmenten, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum, an increase, from augēre, to increase; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
aug·ment′a·ble adj.aug·ment′er n.augment vb 1. to make or become greater in number, amount, strength, etc; increase 2. (Music, other) (tr) music to increase (a major or perfect interval) by a semitone. Compare diminish3 3. (Grammar) (tr) (in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) to prefix a vowel or diphthong to (a verb) to form a past tense n (Grammar) (in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) a vowel or diphthong prefixed to a verb to form a past tense [C15: from Late Latin augmentāre to increase, from augmentum growth, from Latin augēre to increase] augˈmentable adj augˈmentor, augˈmenter naug•ment (v. ɔgˈmɛnt; n. ˈɔg mɛnt)
v.t. 1. to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase. 2. Music. a. to raise (the upper note of an interval or chord) by a half step. b. to double the note values of (a theme). 3. Gram. to add an augment to. v.i. 4. to become larger. n. 5. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French au(g)menter < Late Latin augmentāre, derivative of Latin augmentum an increase (aug(ēre) to increase (akin to eke1) + -mentum -ment)] aug•ment′a•ble, adj. aug•ment′er, aug•men′tor, n. augment
Past participle: augmented
Gerund: augmenting
| Present |
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| I augment | | you augment | | he/she/it augments | | we augment | | you augment | | they augment |
| Preterite |
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| I augmented | | you augmented | | he/she/it augmented | | we augmented | | you augmented | | they augmented |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am augmenting | | you are augmenting | | he/she/it is augmenting | | we are augmenting | | you are augmenting | | they are augmenting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have augmented | | you have augmented | | he/she/it has augmented | | we have augmented | | you have augmented | | they have augmented |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was augmenting | | you were augmenting | | he/she/it was augmenting | | we were augmenting | | you were augmenting | | they were augmenting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had augmented | | you had augmented | | he/she/it had augmented | | we had augmented | | you had augmented | | they had augmented |
| Future |
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| I will augment | | you will augment | | he/she/it will augment | | we will augment | | you will augment | | they will augment |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have augmented | | you will have augmented | | he/she/it will have augmented | | we will have augmented | | you will have augmented | | they will have augmented |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be augmenting | | you will be augmenting | | he/she/it will be augmenting | | we will be augmenting | | you will be augmenting | | they will be augmenting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been augmenting | | you have been augmenting | | he/she/it has been augmenting | | we have been augmenting | | you have been augmenting | | they have been augmenting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been augmenting | | you will have been augmenting | | he/she/it will have been augmenting | | we will have been augmenting | | you will have been augmenting | | they will have been augmenting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been augmenting | | you had been augmenting | | he/she/it had been augmenting | | we had been augmenting | | you had been augmenting | | they had been augmenting |
| Conditional |
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| I would augment | | you would augment | | he/she/it would augment | | we would augment | | you would augment | | they would augment |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have augmented | | you would have augmented | | he/she/it would have augmented | | we would have augmented | | you would have augmented | | they would have augmented |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | augment - enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" | | 2. | augment - grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
augmentverb increase, grow, raise, extend, boost, expand, add to, build up, strengthen, enhance, reinforce, swell, intensify, heighten, enlarge, multiply, inflate, magnify, amplify, dilate She was searching for a way to augment her income.
reduce, contract, lower, shrink, diminish, decrease, cut down, lessen, curtailaugmentverbTo make or become greater or larger:aggrandize, amplify, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.Informal: beef up.nounThe act of increasing or rising:aggrandizement, amplification, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn.Translationsaugment (oːgˈment) verb to increase in amount or make bigger in size or number. 擴大，增加 扩大，增加 ˌaugmenˈtation noun 擴大，增加 扩大，增加 Augment
Augment auxiliary particle, occurring as a vowel; used in Indo-European languages before verb forms that indicate past action. In the Indo-Iranian, ancient Greek, and Armenian languages the augment is preserved as a past tense prefix (ancient Indian a-patänt, “I fell,” compared with patāmi, “I am falling”; compare the Greek augment є- in the same function). MedicalSeeaugmentationLegalSeeAugmentationSee AUG
See AUGaugment
Synonyms for augmentverb increaseSynonyms- increase
- grow
- raise
- extend
- boost
- expand
- add to
- build up
- strengthen
- enhance
- reinforce
- swell
- intensify
- heighten
- enlarge
- multiply
- inflate
- magnify
- amplify
- dilate
Antonyms- reduce
- contract
- lower
- shrink
- diminish
- decrease
- cut down
- lessen
- curtail
Synonyms for augmentverb to make or become greater or largerSynonyms- aggrandize
- amplify
- boost
- build
- build up
- burgeon
- enlarge
- escalate
- expand
- extend
- grow
- increase
- magnify
- mount
- multiply
- proliferate
- rise
- run up
- snowball
- soar
- swell
- upsurge
- wax
- beef up
noun the act of increasing or risingSynonyms- aggrandizement
- amplification
- augmentation
- boost
- buildup
- enlargement
- escalation
- growth
- hike
- increase
- jump
- multiplication
- proliferation
- raise
- rise
- swell
- upsurge
- upswing
- upturn
Words related to augmentverb enlarge or increaseRelated Wordsverb grow or intensifyRelated Words |