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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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Exactly how much diesel those trucks are already displacing depends on how far they are driven, and whether they augment or replace existing vehicle fleets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Teleperformance, the world's largest call centre operator and one of the Philippines' biggest private employers, has said AI offers an opportunity to augment rather than replace its workforce.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

"This study follows our recent development of the drug candidate GHP-88310. It demonstrates that the drug is suitable to augment traditional ring vaccination against measles."

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

None of them augment it with their own.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Many of the chemical agents in this alarming melange imitate and augment the harmful effects of radiation, and within the groups of chemicals themselves there are sinister and little-understood interactions, transformations, and summations of effect.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

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

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

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Adapted for TV: There will be the use of augmented reality, athlete headshots, win probabilities and projected finishing positions to develop viewer experience.

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

Smart glasses are becoming more popular as augmented reality and artificial intelligence tech becomes more advanced.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

His flesh could sense the steel that enveloped it was in a kind of trouble, an augmented desperation.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

From MarketWatch Dec. 29, 2025

So the use cases that I’m seeing now are much more about leaning in, creating opportunities, reducing friction, augmenting human labor and making people more and more effective.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

These questions point to an exciting potential for developing more adaptive training frameworks that not only focus on teaching AI but also on augmenting human capabilities to form future human-AI teams.

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2024

“It’s good!” he insists, augmenting a mild trickle of amusement with his own hoarse guffaw.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2024

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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