augment

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ UK /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ See IPA manual

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to make greater by adding to; to increase

She took a second job to augment the family's income.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make greater by adding... increase enlarge expand boost amplify supplement extend magnify

Opposites

decrease diminish reduce lessen shrink curtail

Word family

Derived forms augmentationaugmenteraugmentativeaugmentable

Related forms auction author auxiliary

Etymology

From Latin augmentare ('to increase'), from augmentum ('an increase'), from augere ('to increase'), via Old French augmenter.

augmentare Latin augere Latin *h₂ewg- Proto-Indo-European

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Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

# augment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ɔɡˈmɛnt
**IPA (UK):** ɔːɡˈmɛnt

## Meanings
1. to make greater by adding to; to increase

## Examples
- She took a second job to augment the family's income.

## Synonyms
- increase
- enlarge
- expand
- boost
- amplify
- supplement
- extend
- magnify

## Antonyms
- decrease
- diminish
- reduce
- lessen
- shrink
- curtail

## Derived Forms
- augmentation
- augmenter
- augmentative
- augmentable

## Related Forms
- auction
- author
- auxiliary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: augmentare
- Root: augere
- Root: *h₂ewg-

## Etymology
From Latin augmentare ('to increase'), from augmentum ('an increase'), from augere ('to increase'), via Old French augmenter.

## AI Etymology
Augment is from Latin augmentare ('to increase'), from augmentum ('an increase'), from augere ('to increase'), via Old French augmenter. In present-day use, it means to make greater by adding to; to increase. Derived formations include augmentation, augmenter, augmentative, and augmentable. Related vocabulary includes auction, author, and auxiliary.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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