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Added 9 October 2026

augment

/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ verb

In Latin: augeo, accumulō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about augment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Enlarge or increase.
The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East
Grow or intensify.
The pressure augmented

Origin

From Middle English augmenten, from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare (“to increase”), from Latin augmentum (“an increase, growth”), from augere (“to increase”).

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