Hypertext Webster Gateway: "augmented"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

But their spite still serves His glory to augment.
--Milton.

2. (Gram.) To add an augment to.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


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