augment /ög-mentˈ/ transitive verb- To increase
- To make larger
intransitive verb To grow larger noun /ögˈmənt/ - Increase (obsolete)
- The prefixed vowel or initial vowel-lengthening in some past tenses of the verb in Sanskrit and Greek
- Sometimes applied also to such inflectional prefixes as the ge- of the German perfect participle
ORIGIN: L augēre to increase augmentˈable adjective augmentāˈtion noun - Increase
- Addition
- An additional charge in a coat of arms bestowed as a mark of honour (heraldry)
- The repetition of a melody in notes of greater length than the original (music)
- An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors, or an increase in a feu-duty, rent, etc (Scots law)
augmentˈative adjective - Having the quality or power of augmenting
- (of an affix or derivative) increasing the force of the original word (grammar; also noun)
augmentˈed adjective - Made larger
- Increased
- A semitone higher than perfect or major (music)
augmentˈer noun augmentˈor noun (biology) A nerve that increases the rate of activity of an organ augmented reality noun An environment in which computer-generated elements are added in real time to the real environment (abbrev AR) Augmented Roman Alphabet noun Earlier name for Initial Teaching Alphabet (qv) |