augment

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

augmenter

accroître

étendre

redoubler

amplifier

agrandir

ajouter

accroitre

croître

élever

grossir

propager

agrander

augment

augmenter l’intervalle

augmenter l'intervalle

proliférer

promouvoir

élargir le mouvement

addition

relever

se dilater

s'agrandir

rajouter

allonger

s’ajouter à

distendre

élargir

s'accroître

additionner

gonfler

Synonymes

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

Traductions

aumentar

aumentar

vergroten

vermehren

aumentare

ingrandire

αυξάνω

augmentar

vergrößern

uitbreiden

artırmak

crescere

toenemen

uitbouwen

verhogen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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”).