augment meaning

UK US /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ 2 syllables

augment (verb): enlarge or increase.

augment has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

augment as a verb

  1. enlarge or increase
    • The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East

    Type of: increase

    Related forms: augmentative, augmentation

  2. grow or intensify
    • The pressure augmented

    Type of: grow

    Related forms: augmentative, augmentation

How to pronounce augment

augment is pronounced /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with augment

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AU · words ending in NT · 7-letter words

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