augment
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Augment means to make something larger, greater, or more substantial by adding to it.
Unlike simple increase, augment suggests deliberate enhancement or supplementation: She augmented her income with freelance work.
The word often appears in technical contexts—augmented reality overlays digital information onto the physical world, and musicians augment chords by raising certain notes.
In general use, augment implies building upon something that already exists rather than creating from scratch.
Boost via compressed air
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- escalateIncrease in severity
- intensifyIncrease in degree
- heightenIncrease in degree
strengthen · reinforce · invigorate · energize · empower · fortify · elevate · upgrade
Remove impurities from
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- honeMake keener or better
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- enrichImprove by adding value
perfect · revitalize · sharpen · tweak · fine-tune · improve · upgrade · elaborate
Optional supplementary component
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- accessorySupplementary addition
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
- complementWhat makes complete
extension · addition · extra · accompaniment · attachment · insert · peripheral · auxiliary
turbocharge
Boost via compressed air
heighten · strengthen · reinforce · invigorate · energize · empower · fortify · elevate · upgrade · improve
expand
Increase in size
swell · broaden · widen · proliferate · multiply · accumulate · scale · grow · accrue · compound
refine
Remove impurities from
enrich · perfect · revitalize · sharpen · tweak · fine-tune · improve · upgrade · elaborate · develop
add-on
Optional supplementary component
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- accessorySupplementary addition
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
complement · extension · addition · extra · accompaniment · attachment · insert · peripheral · auxiliary · appendage
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- build upaccumulate, amass, pile up, snowball, escalate
- improveimprove, enhance, better, refine, upgrade
- intensifyintensify, boost, amp up, amplify, escalate
- strengthenstrengthen, reinforce, fortify, bolster, toughen
- intensifiedamplified, boosted, enhanced, heightened, increased
- breast augmentationSurgical enlargement of chest
- augmented realityVirtual elements on real surroundings
- augmented realitiesDigital additions to perception
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