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The definition of augment is to make larger or stronger, or to become bigger.

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A woman getting her breast size increased with plastic surgery is an example of augment.

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transitive verb

to make greater, as in size, quantity, or strength; enlarge
to add an augment to

Origin: ME augmenten < OFr augmenter < LL augmentare < augmentum, an increase < L augere, to increase: see wax

intransitive verb

to become greater; increase

noun

Obsolete an increase
Gram. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening or diphthongization of the initial vowel to show past time in Greek and Sanskrit verbs

Related Forms:

augmentable adjective
augmenter noun

See augment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments

verb, transitive

To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: Continuing rains augmented the floodwaters.
Linguistics To add an augment to.

verb, intransitive

To become augmented. See Synonyms at increase.

noun (ôgˈmĕntˌ)

Linguistics The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English augmenten

Origin: , from Old French augmenter

Origin: , from Late Latin augmentāre

Origin: , from Latin augmentum, an increase

Origin: , from augēre, to increase; see aug- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

aug·mentˈa·ble adjective

aug·mentˈer noun

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