augment C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ UK /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make greater by adding to; to increase She took a second job to augment the family's income. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make greater by adding... increaseenlargeexpandboostamplifysupplementextendmagnify ↔ Opposites decreasediminishreducelessenshrinkcurtail Word family Derived forms augmentationaugmenteraugmentativeaugmentable Related forms auctionauthorauxiliary Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # augment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **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 markdown