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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary aug·ment
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French augmenter,from Late Latin augmentare, from Latin augmentum increase, from augēre to increase — more at eke DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense the impact of the report was augmented by its timing 2. to add an augment to 3. supplement augmented her scholarship by working nights intransitive verb : to become augmented Synonyms: see increase
DATE circa 1771 : a vowel prefixed or a lengthening of the initial vowel to mark past time especially in Greek and Sanskrit verbs English Etymology augment c.1400, from O.Fr . augmenter (14c.), from L.L. augmentare "to increase," from L. augmentum "an increase," from augere "to increase, make big, enlarge, enrich," from PIE base *aug- "to increase" (cf. Skt. ojas- "strength;" Lith. augu "to grow," aukstas"high, of superior rank;" Gk. auxo "increase," auxein "to increase;" Goth. aukan "to grow, increase;" O.E. eacien "to increase").http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 augment aug·ment / C:^5ment / verb[VN] (formal) to increase the amount, value, size, etc. of sth 增加；提高；扩大 • aug·men·ta·tion / 7C:^men5teiFn / noun [U, C] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged aug·ment I. \ȯgˈment, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English augmenten, from Middle French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare, from augmentum increase, from Latin augēre to increase + -mentum -ment — more at eke intransitive verb : to become augmented : increase < as the morning advances, the din of labor augments — Washington Irving > transitive verb 1. : to enlarge or increase especially in size, amount, or degree :make bigger : swell < the army was augmented by reinforcements > < rain augmented the stream > 2. : to make an augmentation to (a coat of arms) 3. : to add an augment to 4. a. : to increase by a half step (a perfect or a major interval in music) b. : to double the note values in the development of (a theme in music) Synonyms: see increase II. \ˈȯgˌment, Brit usually -_mənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin augmentum : a prefixed vowel (as epsilon in Greek, usually short a- in Sanskrit) or a lengthening or diphthongization of the initial vowel in certain verb forms to indicate past time (as in Skt asicat “he poured” from sic “to pour”, Gk egrapse “he wrote” from graphein “to write”, Gk ērche “he began” from archein “to begin”) |
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