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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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“Now that they’re here, it’s not a matter of taking out this non-native tree, but thinking how can we augment the space around it now to support life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 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

And if you have $40,000, you could still guarantee a portion of it to augment your lifestyle above Social Security.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

“What you can do is very successfully augment people with AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Finally, Colonel Meecham began his descent, every step a deliberate one, tortoise-slow, designed to augment the impatience of his giddily avaricious offspring.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Johnny Moreno’s video and projection design artfully augments the production’s imaginative world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

In other words, will AI be a force that replaces labor, or augments it?

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

“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

The urban aesthetic was augmented with a bluesy, funky score by composer Jim Lang, inspired by Thelonious Monk, Vince Guaraldi and Beck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

On TV, augmented reality was used to display athlete headshots, win probabilities and projected finishing positions for each event.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

The augmented piles of clothes have been put away, and the windows have been opened to dispel the diminished air.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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

“We are seeing growing evidence that AI is augmenting workflows rather than cannibalizing them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

Diminishing and augmenting chords Wagner may have made his own, but they are all over Liszt’s daring, dark harmony.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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