noun
Meanings
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the action or result of making something greater in size or amount
The augmentation of the army required new levies from every province.
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· the action or result of...
increaseenlargementexpansionamplificationadditionsupplementgrowth
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Etymology
From Late Latin augmentatio ('an increasing'), from augmentare ('to increase'), from augere ('to increase'), via Old French.
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