English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Result for Augment

Augment (v. t.)
To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by reeforcements; rain augments a stream; impatience augments an evil.
Augment (v. t.)
To add an augment to.
Augment (v. i.)
To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; as, a stream augments by rain.
Augment (n.)
Enlargement by addition; increase.
Augment (n.)
A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.