augment

Signification

Verb

1. To increase; to make larger or supplement.
2. 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. To add an augment to.

Noun

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

Coupé comme

aug‧ment

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/

Étymologie

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”).