disaugmentv.
/ˌdɪsɔːɡˈmɛnt/, U.S. /ˌdɪsɔɡˈmɛnt/, /ˌdɪsɑɡˈmɛnt/ rare.
transitive. To reverse the augmentation of; to diminish, lessen, reduce.In quot. 1611 probably intransitive.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)]
littleeOE
anitherOE
wanzelOE
lessc1225
slakea1300
littenc1300
aslakec1314
adminisha1325
allayc1330
settle1338
low1340
minisha1382
reprovea1382
abatea1398
rebatea1398
subtlea1398
alaskia1400
forlyten?a1400
imminish14..
lessenc1410
diminish1417
repress?a1425
assuagec1430
scarcec1440
small1440
underslakec1440
alessa1450
debate?c1450
batec1460
decreasec1470
appetisse1474
alow1494
mince1499
perswage?1504
remita1513
inless?1521
attenuate1530
weaken1530
defray1532
mitigate1532
minorate1534
narrow?1548
diminuec1550
extenuate1555
amain1578
exolve1578
base1581
dejecta1586
amoinder1588
faint1598
qualify1604
contract1605
to pull down1607
shrivel1609
to take down1610
disaugment1611
impoverish1611
shrink1628
decoct1629
persway1631
unflame1635
straiten1645
depress1647
reduce1649
detract1654
minuate1657
alloy1661
lower?1662
sinka1684
retreat1690
nip1785
to drive down1840
minify1866
to knock down1867
to damp down1869
scale1887
mute1891
clip1938
to roll back1942
to cut back1943
downscale1945
downrate1958
slim1963
downshift1972
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desaugmenter, to disaugment, wane, diminish.
1635 F. Quarles Emblemes v. xiii. 294 That everlasting Treasure, Which force deprives not, fortune dis-augments not.
1970 Amer. Econ. Rev. 60 498/2 Labor is being disaugmented, so wage rates and incomes per capita are falling.
1997 M. Schrage in R. L. Ruggles Knowl. Managem. Tools ix. 172 He cleverly demonstrated the converse: that technology could ‘disaugment’ intellect.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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