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augment

verb

/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/

Meaning

To increase or strengthen something.

To make greater by adding to it; increase.

The company plans to augment its workforce.

The company plans to augment its workforce next year.

Increase, Enhance, Expand, enhance, amplify, expand

Entry 1

Increase, Enhance, Expand

Entry 2

enhance, amplify, expand

Decrease, Reduce, Diminish, decrease, lessen, diminish

Entry 1

Decrease, Reduce, Diminish

Entry 2

decrease, lessen, diminish

to prevent by acting in advance; to anticipate and counter

to take small bites of food

to pause before acting; to be uncertain about what to do

to make shallow cuts or scratches; to loosen the surface of soil

to disturb or disconcert someone; to cause to feel unsettled

To chop or cut something, especially wood or stone, with a tool.