augment

v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments.

v.tr.

1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: Continuing rains augmented the floodwaters.
2. Linguistics. To add an augment to.

v.intr.

To become augmented. See synonyms at increase.

n. (ôgPRIMARY_STRESSmĕntSECONDARY_STRESS)

Linguistics. The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs.

[Middle English augmenten, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum, an increase, from augēre, to increase.]

augmentable aug·ment'a·ble adj.
augmenter aug·ment'er n.

verb

To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. Informal beef up. See increase/decrease.

noun

The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: make greater; improve
Antonyms: decrease, degrade

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forøge, øge, forlænge
v. intr. - forøges, forlænges, øges
n. - augment

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergroten, toevoegen, toenemen, verbeteren, groter worden, grammaticaal toevoegen, overmatig maken (akkoord)

Français (French)
v. tr. - augmenter, accroître, (Mus) augmenter
v. intr. - augmenter, s'accroître, grandir
n. - augmentation, accroissement

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergrößern, zunehmen
n. - (Med.) Verschlimmerung, (Ling.) Augment, Vergrößerung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αυξάνω/-ομαι, επαυξάνω

Italiano (Italian)
aumentare, ampliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aumentar, avolumar, acrescentar, crescer

Русский (Russian)
увеличивать(ся), прибавлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aumentar, ampliar, agrandar
v. intr. - aumentarse, ampliarse, agrandarse
n. - aumento, ampliación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - öka, förstora, förstärka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
扩大, 加强, 增加, 提高, 增音

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 擴大, 加強, 增加, 提高
v. intr. - 擴大, 增加
n. - 擴大, 增音, 增加

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 늘리다, ~에 접두 자음을 붙이다, 을 중음하다
v. intr. - 커지다
n. - 접두 모음자

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 増加させる, 増す, 増大する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزداد, يتضخم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגדיל‬
v. intr. - ‮גדל‬
n. - ‮תנועה תחילית בצורות הפעלים בעבר בשפות הודו-אירופיות קדומות‬

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