[v. awg-ment; n. awg-ment] 
| 1. | to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase: His salary is augmented by a small inheritance. |
| 2. | Music.
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| 3. | Grammar. to add an augment to. |
| 4. | Heraldry. to grant an augmentation to (a coat of arms). |
| 5. | to become larger. |
| 6. | Grammar. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian. |
| aug·ment (ôg-měnt') v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v. tr.
To become augmented. See Synonyms at increase. n. (ôg'měnt') Linguistics The prefixation of a vowel accompanying a past tense, especially of Greek and Sanskrit verbs. [Middle English augmenten, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum, an increase, from augēre, to increase; see aug- in Indo-European roots.] aug·ment'a·ble adj., aug·ment'er n. |
| aug·ment·ed (ôg-měn'tĭd) adj. Music Larger by a semitone than the corresponding major or perfect interval. |
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