augment

«augment» in Mova's school dictionary: To make something bigger, stronger or better by adding to it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (augment, augments, augmented, augmenting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To make something bigger, stronger or better by adding to it. tree →

2) (music) To make a musical interval larger (augmented chord). tree →

sense in the lessons

A formal exam-voice word: augment your income, augment the team. In maths it hints at adding to an amount. In technology, augmented reality adds pictures to the real world on a screen. Phrases: augment income, augmented reality, augment with.

examples

• She augments her pocket money by washing cars. tree →
• The team was augmented by two new players. tree →
• Augmented reality games add creatures to the real world on your screen. tree →
• The museum augmented its collection with new fossils. tree →
• Exercise can augment your strength. tree →
• The farmer augmented the soil with compost. tree →
• The choir was augmented by singers from another school. tree →

note

Formal; plain words: increase, add to, boost. Noun: augmentation. In maths word problems, "augmented by 5" means "increased by 5" (add 5). Stress: awg-MENT.

In the corpora

• He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «augment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.