augment

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A0520000 (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. (ôg′mĕnt′) 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 Indo-European roots.]

aug·ment′a·ble adj.aug·ment′er n.

augment

vb 1. to make or become greater in number, amount, strength, etc; increase 2. (Music, other) (tr) music to increase (a major or perfect interval) by a semitone. Compare diminish³ 3. (Grammar) (tr) (in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) to prefix a vowel or diphthong to (a verb) to form a past tense n (Grammar) (in Greek and Sanskrit grammar) a vowel or diphthong prefixed to a verb to form a past tense [C15: from Late Latin augmentāre to increase, from augmentum growth, from Latin augēre to increase] augˈmentable adj augˈmentor, augˈmenter n

aug•ment

(v. ɔgˈmɛnt; n. ˈɔg mɛnt)

v.t. 1. to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase. 2. Music. a. to raise (the upper note of an interval or chord) by a half step. b. to double the note values of (a theme). 3. Gram. to add an augment to. v.i. 4. to become larger. n. 5. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French au(g)menter < Late Latin augmentāre, derivative of Latin augmentum an increase (aug(ēre) to increase (akin to eke¹) + -mentum -ment)] aug•ment′a•ble, adj. aug•ment′er, aug•men′tor, n.

augment

Past participle: augmented
Gerund: augmenting

Imperative
augment
augment

Present
I augment
you augment
he/she/it augments
we augment
you augment
they augment

Preterite
I augmented
you augmented
he/she/it augmented
we augmented
you augmented
they augmented

Present Continuous
I am augmenting
you are augmenting
he/she/it is augmenting
we are augmenting
you are augmenting
they are augmenting

Present Perfect
I have augmented
you have augmented
he/she/it has augmented
we have augmented
you have augmented
they have augmented

Past Continuous
I was augmenting
you were augmenting
he/she/it was augmenting
we were augmenting
you were augmenting
they were augmenting

Past Perfect
I had augmented
you had augmented
he/she/it had augmented
we had augmented
you had augmented
they had augmented

Future
I will augment
you will augment
he/she/it will augment
we will augment
you will augment
they will augment

Future Perfect
I will have augmented
you will have augmented
he/she/it will have augmented
we will have augmented
you will have augmented
they will have augmented

Future Continuous
I will be augmenting
you will be augmenting
he/she/it will be augmenting
we will be augmenting
you will be augmenting
they will be augmenting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been augmenting
you have been augmenting
he/she/it has been augmenting
we have been augmenting
you have been augmenting
they have been augmenting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been augmenting
you will have been augmenting
he/she/it will have been augmenting
we will have been augmenting
you will have been augmenting
they will have been augmenting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been augmenting
you had been augmenting
he/she/it had been augmenting
we had been augmenting
you had been augmenting
they had been augmenting

Conditional
I would augment
you would augment
he/she/it would augment
we would augment
you would augment
they would augment

Past Conditional
I would have augmented
you would have augmented
he/she/it would have augmented
we would have augmented
you would have augmented
they would have augmented

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	augment - enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
	2.	augment - grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

augment

verb increase, grow, raise, extend, boost, expand, add to, build up, strengthen, enhance, reinforce, swell, intensify, heighten, enlarge, multiply, inflate, magnify, amplify, dilate She was searching for a way to augment her income.
reduce, contract, lower, shrink, diminish, decrease, cut down, lessen, curtail

augment

verbTo make or become greater or larger:aggrandize, amplify, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.Informal: beef up.nounThe act of increasing or rising:aggrandizement, amplification, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn.

Translations

增加扩大

augment

(oːgˈment) verb to increase in amount or make bigger in size or number. 扩大，增加 ˌaugmenˈtation noun 扩大，增加

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Synonyms for augment

verb increase

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Synonyms for augment

verb to make or become greater or larger

Synonyms

noun the act of increasing or rising

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verb enlarge or increase

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verb grow or intensify

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