augmentation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɔɡmɛnˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌɔːɡmɛnˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
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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Synonyms

1 noun · the action or result of... increase enlargement expansion amplification addition supplement growth

Opposites

reduction diminution decrease curtailment loss

Word family

Related forms augmentaugmentativeaugmenter

Etymology

From Late Latin augmentatio ('an increasing'), from augmentare ('to increase'), from augere ('to increase'), via Old French.

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

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# augmentation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɔɡmɛnˈteɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɔːɡmɛnˈteɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the action or result of making something greater in size or amount

## Examples
- The augmentation of the army required new levies from every province.

## Synonyms
- increase
- enlargement
- expansion
- amplification
- addition
- supplement
- growth

## Antonyms
- reduction
- diminution
- decrease
- curtailment
- loss

## Related Forms
- augment
- augmentative
- augmenter

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

## Etymology
From Late Latin augmentatio ('an increasing'), from augmentare ('to increase'), from augere ('to increase'), via Old French.

## AI Etymology
Augmentation is a noun meaning "the action or result of making something greater in size or amount". Historically, it is from Late Latin augmentatio ('an increasing'), from augmentare ('to increase'), from augere ('to increase'), via Old French. The historical chain links Latin augmentatio, Latin augere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-. Close English family members include augment, augmentative, and augmenter. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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