augments
Makes something greater
Augments means increases, adds to, or supplements something to make it larger or more effective.
Income can be augmented with a side job; a team can be augmented with additional members.
The word implies enhancing what already exists rather than creating something new: She augmented her salary by tutoring on weekends.
improve
Raise in quality
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- boostUpward push or increase
- strengthenMake more robust
amplify · enrich · elevate · fortify · refine · optimize · supplement · reinforce · extend · expand
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
enhancement/quality change
augmentsdegrades
Diminishes in quality
weakens · undermines · impairs · diminishes · erodes
- breast augmentationSurgical enlargement of chest
- augmented realityVirtual elements on real surroundings
- augmented realitiesDigital additions to perception
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