| 单词 | augment | 
| 释义 | aug·ment    (ôg-mĕnt)v.  aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·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. See Synonyms at  increase. 2.  Linguistics   To add an augment to. v.intr.  To become augmented. n.  (ôgmĕnt′)  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; see  aug- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] aug·menta·ble adj. aug·menter n.  | 
	
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