Augment meaning

What does “augment” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“augment” is a verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: enlarge or increase.

augment

verb

  1. enlarge or increase

    “The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East”

  2. grow or intensify

    “The pressure augmented”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University