augmentation

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity
US /ˌɔɡmɛnˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌɔːɡmɛnˈteɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 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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Related forms augmentaugmentativeaugmenter

Etymology

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

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