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Vinony

augment

verb

  1. to increase, supplement
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːɡmɛnt/ / /ˈɔːɡmənt/ / /ˈɔɡmɛnt/ / /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ / /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ / /ɑɡˈmɛnt/

noun

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”).

  1. A grammatical prefix

    “The augment is found in Greek, Indo-Iranian, Armenian and Phrygian.”

  2. A grammatical prefix

    “Fundamentally the augment characterizes a verbal action viewed from a non-contemporary standpoint, either the moment of speaking (or writing) or a further verbal action.”

  3. A grammatical prefix
  4. An increase.

verb

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”).

  1. To increase; to make larger or supplement.

    “The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.”

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