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augment

[awg-ment, awg-ment] / ɔgˈmɛnt, ˈɔg mɛnt /


Usage

What are other ways to say augment? Augment, a somewhat formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work). To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions.

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The Korean operations specializing in compact vehicles augment GM’s substantial North American manufacturing base and create an entry point to the company’s brands, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Investors who want to monetize nervous market sentiment and the current demand for hedging can augment the bull spread with a short put on the ETF.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Other studies have found that AI can augment physicians’ skills — when the doctors have learned to trust their AI tools and when they’re used in relatively uncomplicated, even generic, conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The question becomes: How can market participants use this to augment their work?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

As one of the lab’s senior scientists, McMillan was at the hub of Ernest’s campaign to augment the discovery of fission by bombarding uranium and logging the reactions.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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