augment

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
2. (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
3. To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
4. To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
5. (transitive) To add an augment to.

Noun

1. A grammatical prefix
2. A grammatical prefix
3. A grammatical prefix
4. An increase.

Conceptes

augmentar

ampliar

untar

ajaure

escampar

estendre

estirar

ungir

crèixer

Sinònims

increase

enlarge

expand

grow

raise

aggrandize

magnify

add

amplify

enhance

add to

extend

accrue

multiply

rise

supplement

step up

intensify

heighten

swell

spread

reinforce

mount

wax

widen

attach

boost

spread out

apply

build up

append

adulterate

stretch

broaden

bring up

smear

escalate

spread-eagle

stretch out

reach

elevate

promote

propagate

dilute

improve

dilate

develop

advance

anoint

grease

Traduccions

augmenter

aumentar

aumentar

aumentare

vermehren

vergroten

ingrandire

αυξάνω

vergrößern

uitbreiden

artırmak

accroître

étendre

redoubler

uitbouwen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: augmenten

In summary

From Middle English augmenten, from Middle French augmenter, from Old French augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare (“to increase”), from Latin augmentum (“an increase, growth”), from augere (“to increase”).