sábado, 26 de maio de 2012

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augment   Audio Pronunciation   /ɑgˈmɛnt/   verb [with object]
(aumentar)

 
inflected formsaugments; augmented; augmenting
 
Status: formal
 
MEANING
 
1 : to increase the size or amount of (something) • The moneyaugmented his fortune. • Heavy rains augmented the water supply.— often used as (beaugmented • The impact of the report wasaugmented by its timing. • The army was augmented by additional troops.
 
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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