augment
/ɔɡˈmɛnt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.19 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
noun
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."
- "[T]he fauour of Princes and Magiſtrates noryſheth, augmenteth, and amplyfyeth all artes and ſciences by liberalitie, and extynguyſheth the ſame by miſerable couetouſnes and parcimonie."
- "The augment is found in Greek, Indo-Iranian, Armenian and Phrygian."
- "Fundamentally the augment characterizes a verbal action viewed from a non-contemporary standpoint, either the moment of speaking (or writing) or a further verbal action."
Etymology
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɔɡˈmɛnt/
- British English: /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/