单词 | augmention |
释义 | augmentionn. Now rare and usually considered nonstandard. The action of augmenting or making greater; = augmentation n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > exaltation or glorification > [noun] glorifyinga1340 augmentation?a1439 exaltation1490 erection1503 glorification1549 nobilitatinga1552 sublimating1559 ennobling1596 augmention1605 nobilitation1610 stellifyinga1612 engreateningc1614 superexaltation1618 subliminga1626 stellation1635 aggrandization1649 stellification1650 engrandizinga1652 aggrandizement1656 exaltment1660 apotheosis1738 princification1865 ennoblement1871 1605 A. Warren Poore Mans Passions sig. Fv Their Desires some augmention ment, while sleeping thus they dream'd not of content. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 187 In augmention of fashion, they very orderly cut and pinke their skin. 1669 Digby's Of Bodies, & of Mans Soul i. xxiv. 270 We shall discern how this work of changing one thing into another, either in nutrition, in augmention, or in generation, will appear not only possible, but easie to be effected. 1724 London Gaz. No. 6313 The States of the Province of Hollands have passed a Resolution to..continue their Deliberations on the Project for an Augmention [of troops]. 1775 Morning Chron. 10 May The refractory Americans are not the spring which..has caused such hurry and diligence in our dock yards, such anxiety in manning of ships, and augmention of land forces. 1851 R. J. Statham Suggestions for Establishm. of Industr. Assoc. 32 It might also be found advantageous..to simplify the disposal of government grants in augmention of teachers' salaries. 1940 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 3 Feb. 2/3 Forcing the augmention of Canada's overseas contribution of men through conscription. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1605 |
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