verb🔗ShareTo increase; to make larger or supplement."The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."amountbusinesstechnicaltechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grow; to increase; to become greater."The student is augmenting her knowledge by reading extra books about science. "amountbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage."The director started augmenting the tempo of the music as the hero walked slowly through the battlefield. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone)."The composer is augmenting the major third interval in the chord to create a more dissonant and dramatic effect. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(grammar) To add an augment to."The teacher was augmenting the children's story with more descriptive words. "grammarlinguisticslanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
