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augmenter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • augment verb To make something larger or stronger by adding to it.
  • elevate verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
  • enhance verb To improve the quality, value, or appeal of something.
  • increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.

Senses

augmenter is used for these senses in English:

  • eke out (transitive) To supplement.
  • elevate (transitive) To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
  • enhance To augment or make something greater.
  • increase (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
  • increase (transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
  • mount (intransitive, sometimes, with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
  • step up (transitive, idiomatic) To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps.

elevate — full definition

  1. verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
  2. verb To raise someone's rank, status, or the quality of something.

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