augment

//ɔːɡˈmɛnt//
B2Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

augmentInfinitive
augmentPresent tense
augmentedPast tense
augmentedPast participle
augmentingPresent participle
augmentsThird-person singular
1

To make something greater by adding to it; to increase or enhance in size, extent, or quantity.

The company decided to augment its workforce by hiring fifty new employees.

2

To supplement or add to something in order to improve or strengthen it.

She took on a part-time job to augment her income.