Definition of Augment
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(v. t.) To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by reeforcements; rain augments a stream; impatience augments an evil.
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(v. t.) To add an augment to.
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(v. i.) To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; as, a stream augments by rain.
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(n.) Enlargement by addition; increase.
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(n.) A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.
Synonyms of Augment
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Antonyms of Augment
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Homophones of Augment
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