Augmented

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Augment \Aug*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Augmented}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Augmenting}.] [L. augmentare, fr. augmentum an
     increase, fr. augere to increase; perh. akin to Gr. ?, ?, E.
     wax, v., and eke, v.: cf. F. augmenter.]
     1. To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to
        swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by


        re["e]forcements; rain augments a stream; impatience
        augments an evil.
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              But their spite still serves
              His glory to augment.                 --Milton.
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     2. (Gram.) To add an augment to.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  augmented
       adj : added to or made greater in amount or number or strength;
             "his augmented renown"; "a greatly augmented collection
             of books"