to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase

His salary is augmented by a small inheritance.

Music .

to raise (the upper note of an interval or chord) by a half step.

to double the note values of (a theme)

In the fugue's development the subject is augmented.

Grammar . to add an augment to.

Heraldry . to grant an augmentation to (a coat of arms).

to become larger.

Grammar . a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian.

verb

decrease , degrade

verb

add to , aggrandize , amplify , beef up * , boost , build , build up , compound , develop , enhance , enlarge , expand , extend , grow , heighten , increase , inflate , intensify , magnify , mount , multiply , pad , piggyback , progress , raise , reinforce , strengthen , sweeten , swell , tag onnotes:augment means to add more of the same thing; supplement means to add something , usually to make up for a deficiency , burgeon , escalate , proliferate , rise , run up , snowball , soar , upsurge , wax , add , beef up , deepen , dilate , exacerbate , exalt , feed , improve

noun

aggrandizement , amplification , augmentation , boost , buildup , enlargement , escalation , growth , hike , jump , multiplication , proliferation , raise , rise , swell , upsurge , upswing , upturn