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augment(2)(dictionary)
augment(dictionary)

augment(2) (iou)



augment verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French augmenter or late Latin augmentare, from augmentum: see AUGMENT noun.]
I. verb trans.
Make greater in size, number, amount, degree, etc.; increase. LME.
Sir W. Scott The insurgents were intent upon augmenting and strengthening their forces. W. Plomer I took on stray jobs of this kind to augment my income. A. J. Toynbee Man has been content just to live on Nature's bounty without seeking to augment it.
Raise (a person) in estimation or dignity. Now rare. M16.
P. H. Johnson Certain things Rupert really loved, his wife (when he was not put to the necessity of augmenting her) and his games.
Heraldry. Make an honourable addition to (a coat of arms). M17.
II. verb intrans.
Become greater in size, amount, etc.; increase. LME.
Dryden The Winds redouble, and the Rains augment. J. Tyndall The polarizing angle augments with the refractive index of the medium.
augmentable adjective (a) capable of increasing; (b) able to be increased: L15.
augmenter noun = augmentor E18.
augmentive adjective & noun (rare) = AUGMENTATIVE E17.
augmentor noun a person who or thing which augments something M16.