augmentingn.

Brit.

/ɔːɡˈmɛntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ɔɡˈmɛn(t)ɪŋ/,

/ɑɡˈmɛn(t)ɪŋ/

Forms: see augment v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: augment v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < augment v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare augmentation n.

The action or fact of making something greater in number, size, or degree, or of becoming greater in this way; augmentation, enlargement, increase. Also: an instance or result of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waxingc1055

increasingc1340

increasec1374

echinga1382

creasing1398

augmentinga1400

alarginga1425

moringa1425

augmentc1425

incrementc1425

creasec1440

increasement1509

enlarginga1513

enlargement1564

amplification1569

accession1570

usury1576

enhancement1577

growth1587

creasement1592

accrease1598

crescence1602

improvement1607

excrement1608

majoration1626

heightening1629

auction1692

turgescence1806

outgrowth1837

steepening1868

prolating1919

upgrading1920

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 201 (MED) For norisching & augmenting of þe lymes.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. l. 4703 (MED) Gret aumentyng of straunge teritories: Al this cam in bi mene of his victories.

1491 in J. Cooper Cartularium Eccl. St. Nicholai Aberdonensis (1888) I. 255 In ye suppleinge augmentinge and vphaldin of goddis seruice.

1537 W. Tyndale Expos. Epist. John 78 They beleue it an augmentynge of synne.

1593 H. Peacham Garden of Eloquence (rev. ed.) 168 He that regardeth his credite must take heede that as well in augmenting as in decreasing he respecteth the truth.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) ii. 353 They have set all their study to the augmenting of their Revenues.

a1669 J. Norman Cases of Conscience (1673) ii. 90 Every stifled Conviction will now add to the hardning of thy Conscience, and to the augmenting of thy shame, sorrow and selfconfusion.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3812/3 As to the augmenting of the Army.

1763 R. Burn Eccl. Hist. I. 62 A bill was brought into the house of commons, for erecting and augmenting of vicarages.

1825 D. Douglas Jrnl. 19 Apr. (1914) 107 A lodge..made for me..soon became too small by the augmenting of my collection.

1890 N. Amer. Rev. May 629 The augmenting of the flow of water in the delta country can only incidentally and slightly ameliorate the flood conditions of the central Mississippi region.

1911 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 37 8 The augmenting of income by universally charging more than five cents for a ride within the city limits.

1955 Sociometry 18 265 The total of this self-contained sort of augmenting runs to something more than to seventy-five pages.

2015 G. D. Dunn in G. Greatrex & H. Elton Shifting Genres Late Antiq. vi. 81 The transmission of these letters in this way contributed to the augmenting of papal authority over the centuries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

augmentingadj.

Brit.

/ɔːɡˈmɛntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ɔɡˈmɛn(t)ɪŋ/,

/ɑɡˈmɛn(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: augment v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < augment v. + -ing suffix².

1. That makes something greater in number, size, or degree; magnifying, enhancing; additional, supplementary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [adjective]

augmenting1621

magnified1831

amplifying1867

magnifying1901

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. i. v. 31 As this Nutritiue faculty serues to nourish the Body, so doth the Augmenting faculty..to the increasing of it in quantity.

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 144 He that would exactly discern the shop [= shape] of a Bees mouth, need observing eyes, and good augmenting glasses.

1838 D. Jerrold Men of Char. III. 196 The learned Peireskius, who..sets forth the useful lesson he acquired through ‘an augmenting-glass or microscope’.

1972 New York 7 Aug. 44/3 The augmenting items were, of course, yellow rice and beans.

2014 C. L. Agee Streets of San Francisco vii. 231 The department capitalized on rank-and-file enthusiasm by establishing a secret ‘second platoon’ as an augmenting force.

2. That becomes greater in number, size, or degree; increasing, growing, intensifying.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

waxing1297

multiplyinga1400

augmentive1483

breeding1552

crescent1568

growingc1587

enhancinga1592

creasing1592

teeming1597

increasing1600

auctive1634

echinga1644

multiplicating1661

gliscent1669

enlarging1694

augmenting1745

swelling1854

1745 S. Madden Boulter's Monument 57 Augmenting Carracts vastly raise Th' advancing Value of the Diamond's Blaze.

1775 W. Petty Let. Dec. in R. Price Corr. (1983) I. 236 I have seen very authentick Letters from thence, which mention their marine as an augmenting one.

1812 G. Crabbe Tales xvi. 303 Then came augmenting woes.

1867 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 456 For four months the managers remained silent in the presence of the augmenting storm.

1881 Times 19 Feb. 9/5 With an accrued surplus of revenue over expenditure and an augmenting income.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses 716 He had observed with augmenting frequency in the preceding members of the same series the same concupiscence.

2007 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 13 47 The tale..registers the episode of the augmenting buffalo herd in the corral.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	augmenting
释义	augmentingn. Brit. /ɔːɡˈmɛntɪŋ/, U.S. /ɔɡˈmɛn(t)ɪŋ/, /ɑɡˈmɛn(t)ɪŋ/ Forms: see augment v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: augment v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < augment v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare augmentation n. The action or fact of making something greater in number, size, or degree, or of becoming greater in this way; augmentation, enlargement, increase. Also: an instance or result of this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waxingc1055 increasingc1340 increasec1374 echinga1382 creasing1398 augmentinga1400 alarginga1425 moringa1425 augmentc1425 incrementc1425 creasec1440 increasement1509 enlarginga1513 enlargement1564 amplification1569 accession1570 usury1576 enhancement1577 growth1587 creasement1592 accrease1598 crescence1602 improvement1607 excrement1608 majoration1626 heightening1629 auction1692 turgescence1806 outgrowth1837 steepening1868 prolating1919 upgrading1920 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 201 (MED) For norisching & augmenting of þe lymes. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. l. 4703 (MED) Gret aumentyng of straunge teritories: Al this cam in bi mene of his victories. 1491 in J. Cooper Cartularium Eccl. St. Nicholai Aberdonensis (1888) I. 255 In ye suppleinge augmentinge and vphaldin of goddis seruice. 1537 W. Tyndale Expos. Epist. John 78 They beleue it an augmentynge of synne. 1593 H. Peacham Garden of Eloquence (rev. ed.) 168 He that regardeth his credite must take heede that as well in augmenting as in decreasing he respecteth the truth. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) ii. 353 They have set all their study to the augmenting of their Revenues. a1669 J. Norman Cases of Conscience (1673) ii. 90 Every stifled Conviction will now add to the hardning of thy Conscience, and to the augmenting of thy shame, sorrow and selfconfusion. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3812/3 As to the augmenting of the Army. 1763 R. Burn Eccl. Hist. I. 62 A bill was brought into the house of commons, for erecting and augmenting of vicarages. 1825 D. Douglas Jrnl. 19 Apr. (1914) 107 A lodge..made for me..soon became too small by the augmenting of my collection. 1890 N. Amer. Rev. May 629 The augmenting of the flow of water in the delta country can only incidentally and slightly ameliorate the flood conditions of the central Mississippi region. 1911 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 37 8 The augmenting of income by universally charging more than five cents for a ride within the city limits. 1955 Sociometry 18 265 The total of this self-contained sort of augmenting runs to something more than to seventy-five pages. 2015 G. D. Dunn in G. Greatrex & H. Elton Shifting Genres Late Antiq. vi. 81 The transmission of these letters in this way contributed to the augmenting of papal authority over the centuries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). augmentingadj. Brit. /ɔːɡˈmɛntɪŋ/, U.S. /ɔɡˈmɛn(t)ɪŋ/, /ɑɡˈmɛn(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: augment v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < augment v. + -ing suffix². 1. That makes something greater in number, size, or degree; magnifying, enhancing; additional, supplementary. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [adjective] augmenting1621 magnified1831 amplifying1867 magnifying1901 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. i. v. 31 As this Nutritiue faculty serues to nourish the Body, so doth the Augmenting faculty..to the increasing of it in quantity. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 144 He that would exactly discern the shop [= shape] of a Bees mouth, need observing eyes, and good augmenting glasses. 1838 D. Jerrold Men of Char. III. 196 The learned Peireskius, who..sets forth the useful lesson he acquired through ‘an augmenting-glass or microscope’. 1972 New York 7 Aug. 44/3 The augmenting items were, of course, yellow rice and beans. 2014 C. L. Agee Streets of San Francisco vii. 231 The department capitalized on rank-and-file enthusiasm by establishing a secret ‘second platoon’ as an augmenting force. 2. That becomes greater in number, size, or degree; increasing, growing, intensifying. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] waxing1297 multiplyinga1400 augmentive1483 breeding1552 crescent1568 growingc1587 enhancinga1592 creasing1592 teeming1597 increasing1600 auctive1634 echinga1644 multiplicating1661 gliscent1669 enlarging1694 augmenting1745 swelling1854 1745 S. Madden Boulter's Monument 57 Augmenting Carracts vastly raise Th' advancing Value of the Diamond's Blaze. 1775 W. Petty Let. Dec. in R. Price Corr. (1983) I. 236 I have seen very authentick Letters from thence, which mention their marine as an augmenting one. 1812 G. Crabbe Tales xvi. 303 Then came augmenting woes. 1867 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 456 For four months the managers remained silent in the presence of the augmenting storm. 1881 Times 19 Feb. 9/5 With an accrued surplus of revenue over expenditure and an augmenting income. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses 716 He had observed with augmenting frequency in the preceding members of the same series the same concupiscence. 2007 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 13 47 The tale..registers the episode of the augmenting buffalo herd in the corral. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1400adj.1621
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