augment /ɑgˈmɛnt/ verb [with object] |
inflected forms: augments; augmented; augmenting
Status: formal
1 : to increase the size or amount of (something) • The moneyaugmented his fortune. • Heavy rains augmented the water supply.— often used as (be) augmented • The impact of the report wasaugmented by its timing. • The army was augmented by additional troops.
2 US : to add something to (something) in order to improve or complete it • Job training will augment [=supplement] the class work.
— augmentation /ˌɑ:gmənˈteɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
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