augment[verb]Synonyms: increase, build, compound, enlarge, expand, extend, heighten, magnify, manifold, multiply, mount, rise, upsurge, wax
[noun]Synonyms: increase, aggrandize, beef (up), boost, enlarge, expand, extend, heighten, magnify, multiply
Antonyms: abate
Contrasted words: attenuate, decrease, dwindle, abridge, alleviate, assuage, relieve
Related Words: exalt,
hike,
raise [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
aug‧ment /ɔːɡˈment $ ɒːɡ-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere 'to increase']
formal to increase the value, amount, effectiveness etc of something:
Any surplus was sold to augment their income.—augmentation /ˌɔːɡmenˈteɪʃ
ən, -mən- $ ˌɒːɡ-/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲