augmentation C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the action or result of... increaseenlargementexpansionamplificationadditionsupplementgrowth ↔ Opposites reductiondiminutiondecreasecurtailmentloss Word family Related forms augmentaugmentativeaugmenter Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown