verb🔗ShareTo increase; to make larger or supplement."The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."technologybusinessscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grow; to increase; to become greater."The company augmented its workforce by hiring ten new employees. "amountbusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage."The music director augmented the tempo during the graduation march as the principal approached the podium, creating a more formal and respectful atmosphere. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone)."To make the chord more interesting, the musician augmented the major third. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(grammar) To add an augment to."The Greek teacher augmented the verb "γράφω" (grapho, "I write") with an epsilon to form "ἔγραφον" (egraphon, "I was writing"). "grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIncreased in number, amount or strength."The company's profits were augmented by a successful new product launch. "amountnumbertechnologybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIncreased by a semitone."The guitar player used an augmented chord, which made the song sound slightly dissonant and tense. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
