augment
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augment
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Synonyms & Antonyms for augment
Synonyms: Verb
accelerate, add (to), aggrandize, amplify, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, stoke, supersize, swell, up
Antonyms: Verb
abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from)
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Examples of augment in a Sentence
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… a former member of Brunet's team, Jean-Renaud Boisserie of Berkeley, is in the Middle Awash seeking to augment the animal fossil record—particularly that of hippopotamuses. — Rex Dalton, Nature, 5 Jan. 2006 These reserve units will soon be augmented by full-time Maritime Safety and Security Teams. The first of these teams was formed on July 3; a dozen more are supposed to be created within the next three years. — David Helvarg, Popular Science, September 2002
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The commission has augmented its HUD funding for the academy with donations from the private sector, the Grand Jury noted. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Grand Jury praises city program that aims to help families become self-sufficient," 21 June 2019 His back issues are reportedly not a thing anymore, leaving him back at the helm of one of the league's better offenses, which was augmented in the offseason by the return of DeSean Jackson. — Des Bieler, chicagotribune.com, "The top fantasy football quarterbacks to draft in 2019," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'augment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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