Definitions for augment

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augment aug·ment

Spelling: [verb awg-ment; noun awg-ment]

IPA: /verb ɔgˈmɛnt; noun ˈɔg mɛnt/

Augment is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 204 anagrams from letters in augment (aegmntu).

Definitions for augment

noun

1. Grammar. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian.

verb (used with object)

1. to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase:
2. Music. to raise (the upper note of an interval or chord) by a half step. to double the note values of (a theme):
3. Grammar. to add an augment to.
4. Heraldry. to grant an augmentation to (a coat of arms).

verb (used without object)

1. to become larger.

Origin of augment

1375-1425; late Middle English au(g)menten Anglo-French, Middle French au(g)menter Late Latin augmentāre to increase, derivative of augmentum an increase (aug(ēre) to increase (akin to

Examples for augment

SmartGlass will augment your gaming experience in a couple of ways.

Those amendments, however, did but tend to augment their influence and their power.

He seems to have done an acceptable job in that posting, so why not just continue and augment the relationship?

"No doubt my augment Index will bear it out," he said bitterly.

In Switzerland the number of German firms is large and continues to augment.

We shall at least, by this means, be sensible of our ignorance, if we do not augment our knowledge.

But Sex Box, with its ridiculous guinea pigs screwing conceit, will only augment our cultural hang-ups about sex.

These are successful Americanizations of the culturally unique ancestors, and they augment what American cinema prizes.

At dinner, she instructed the waiter to augment the french fries her husband had ordered with a side of spinach.

France needed an American army at once to augment her man power.