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augment

[awg-ment, awg-ment] / ɔgˈmɛnt, ˈɔg mɛnt /
VERB
make greater; improve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add to amplify boost build up develop enhance enlarge expand heighten inflate intensify multiply reinforce strengthen
STRONG
aggrandize build compound extend grow increase magnify mount pad piggyback progress raise sweeten swell
WEAK
beef up tag on
Antonyms
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abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease discourage halt hurt lessen lower reduce shorten shrink undermine weaken
STRONG
decline demolish depress destroy diminish drop raze stop uncomplicate
WEAK
degrade

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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Investors who want to monetize nervous market sentiment and the current demand for hedging can augment the bull spread with a short put on the ETF.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

So the Rams could augment the position group in free agency or the draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The question becomes: How can market participants use this to augment their work?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

When Dr. Makary announced his National Priority Review program last summer, some in the biotech industry worried that Dr. Prasad would use it to augment his purview and kill innovative small-molecule and cancer drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

As one of the lab’s senior scientists, McMillan was at the hub of Ernest’s campaign to augment the discovery of fission by bombarding uranium and logging the reactions.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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