augment
Dictionary
noun
- (grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
- (grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
- An increase.
verb
- To increase; to make larger or supplement.
"The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."
- To grow; to increase; to become greater.
- To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
- To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
- (grammar) To add an augment to.
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