augment
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aug·ment
(ôg-mĕnt') 
v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments. v.tr.
To become augmented. See synonyms at increase.
n. (ôg'mĕnt')
Linguistics. The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs.
augmenter aug·ment'er n.
v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments. v.tr.
- To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: Continuing rains augmented the floodwaters.
- Linguistics. To add an augment to.
To become augmented. See synonyms at increase.
n. (ôg'mĕnt')
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.
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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.
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v
Definition: make greater; improve
Antonyms: decrease, degrade
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Augment or augmentation may refer to:
- Augment (linguistics), a syllable added to the beginning of the word in certain Indo-European languages
- Augmentation (heraldry), heraldic modifications
- Augmentation (music), the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
- Augmentation (obstetrics), the process by which the first &/or second stages of an already established labour is accelerated or potentiated by deliberate and artificial means.
- Augmentation (psychiatry), the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results
- Augmentation ideal, in mathematics, an ideal in a group ring
- Breast augmentation
- Synaptic augmentation, a form of short term synaptic plasticity
- Augmented cognition
- Augmented matrix, in mathematics, a matrix formed by placing two other matrices side-by-side
- Augmented reality
- NLS (computer system), a hypertext system derived from Douglas Engelbart's oNLine System, renamed "Augment" by Tymshare
- Nanotechnological augmentations, a feature in the computer game Deus Ex
- Prosthetic augmentations, a key feature in the computer game Deus Ex Human Revolution
- Genetically enhanced humans, who feature in the Star Trek franchise.
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Augment
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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