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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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One of us worked side-by-side with Fed officials for a number of years on ways to augment the dot plot.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

"This suggests that repurposing medications that augment the function of dopamine-releasing neurons, including dopamine precursors and inhibitors of dopamine metabolism, could be a promising approach."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

A spokesman there said the state has dedicated more than $300 million to the 2028 effort, and also “advocated for necessary federal funding to augment state and local commitments.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It can be used to automate an assembly line, to compensate for a gap in the user’s skills, or to augment and sharpen individual creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

To augment the small income from the service station, C.P. got a job as an unskilled maintenance worker at Duke University.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Despite the market’s concerns about the longevity of the current chip boom, Samsung still forecasts a major supply-demand deficit to persist into 2027, as growth in agentic AI augments the huge buildout of AI infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

The assets complement OCBC’s Indonesia franchise, particularly in wealth management, which is attractive in a low-interest-rate environment as it augments recurring income to cushion earnings as Singapore banks face NIM compression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

In a funky rendition of “Oh Happy Day,” for instance, the director augments the Sweet Inspirations’ original backing vocals with the newly recorded voices of a gospel choir from Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Novo’s cautious C-suite was ready to target Type 2 diabetes—an obvious choice, as GLP-1 augments insulin secretion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

“That’s amazing. My mother says they’re superhuman. Their second operation augments all their muscles and rewires their nervous system. And they’re so scary-looking, a lot of people just panic the first time they see one.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

The almost 400 interceptors that remain are augmented by a Greek army contingent with a Patriot missile battery and roughly 100 soldiers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

England's front four looks a natural fit, augmented by Chelsea's Morgan Rogers, while Liverpool's 18-year-old Rio Ngumoha will be an international contender for years to come.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“We have invested thoughtfully in making computing more human with Specs augmented reality glasses and we are looking forward to sharing more at our September 16th launch event.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Presumably that involves true augmented reality, which anchors simulated objects in our 3-D space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“One of the first things I put on my personal, augmented reality view was an unobstructed night sky,” Hideo says.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

In an interview with AFP last month, Banga said the private capital should be seen as augmenting, not replacing, development financing and that it is needed to address the developing world's vast financial needs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lewenstein believes AI’s true promise lies in augmenting, not automating, human capabilities.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025

His primary focus now, he says, is not on politics but on AI, which he has said is “like electrical current-invisible and augmenting almost every part of our lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

Area fire departments have said they are prepositioning resources and augmenting staffing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

Diminishing or augmenting chords does strange things to the way they behave.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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