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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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Two other books augment Ms. Crowther’s efforts to demythologize Monroe’s character and career, though one wouldn’t guess as much from their jacket art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"The gene-therapy approach in this study is a new avenue that can complement and potentially augment what will surely be a multi-disciplinary solution to one day regenerate human limbs."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Do I need to work longer because I need to augment my savings, my Social Security?’

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The tool will learn about users from information in their accounts, and Tinder plans to eventually let people augment that by answering questionnaires and providing access to photo archives, according to the company.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 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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