Meaning of augment in English
Verb
augmentEtymology
late Middle English: from Old French augmenter (verb), augment (noun), or late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere‘to increase’Definitions
1. enlarge or increaseExamples
- « The recent speech of the PLO chairman augmented tensions in the Near East »
- 2. grow or intensify
Examples
- « The pressure augmented »