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Definition of augment verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

augment

verb
 
/ɔːɡˈment/
 
/ɔːɡˈment/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they augment
 
/ɔːɡˈment/
 
/ɔːɡˈment/
he / she / it augments
 
/ɔːɡˈments/
 
/ɔːɡˈments/
past simple augmented
 
/ɔːɡˈmentɪd/
 
/ɔːɡˈmentɪd/
past participle augmented
 
/ɔːɡˈmentɪd/
 
/ɔːɡˈmentɪd/
-ing form augmenting
 
/ɔːɡˈmentɪŋ/
 
/ɔːɡˈmentɪŋ/
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  1. augment something to increase the amount, value, size, etc. of something
    • He wrote magazine articles in order to augment his income.
    • The band had been augmented by two extra trombonists.
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French augmenter (verb), augment (noun), or late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere ‘to increase’.
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