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augment

[awg-ment, awg-ment] / ɔgˈmɛnt, ˈɔg mɛnt /


Usage

What are other ways to say augment? Augment, a somewhat formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work). To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions.

Example Sentences

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Lewenstein believes AI’s true promise lies in augmenting, not automating, human capabilities.

From MarketWatch

“Chat a while longer, and your sandwich order may be augmented with little tastes of dishes that come up in conversation—a chunk of pork cheek, a few slices of cotechino sausage.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He extended the bell idea with the jangly celeste, also known as a bell piano, and he augmented those bells with a small string ensemble, a choir and, at one point, even an electric guitar.

From Los Angeles Times

Cash holdings are falling and debt is rising, augmented by an $18 billion bond sale in September.

From Barron's

They claimed the $1.7 billion acquisition would unfairly augment Amazon’s lead in robotics and home devices.

From The Wall Street Journal