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augment

[awg-ment, awg-ment] / ɔgˈmɛnt, ˈɔg mɛnt /
VERB
make greater; improve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to amplify boost build up develop enhance enlarge expand heighten inflate intensify multiply reinforce strengthen
STRONG
aggrandize build compound extend grow increase magnify mount pad piggyback progress raise sweeten swell
WEAK
beef up tag on
Antonyms
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abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease discourage halt hurt lessen lower reduce shorten shrink undermine weaken
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decline demolish depress destroy diminish drop raze stop uncomplicate
WEAK
degrade

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.

Example Sentences

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Among other research, the European Space Agency astronaut will test a system that uses artificial intelligence and augmented reality to allow astronauts to carry out their own medical ultrasounds.

From Barron's

AI will also augment what workers can now do with software.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the help of a German entrepreneur, cemetery officials believe they can profitably augment the property by turning loved ones into gardening soil.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if AI primarily augments tasks rather than replaces jobs, this approach misses the mark.

From The Wall Street Journal

Preservation was part of the conversation when the two connected, but both were also focused on revitalization and augmenting the structure’s old-world charms with something fresh and modern.

From Los Angeles Times

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.