augment

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'augmenter quelque chose, de le rendre plus grand ou plus intense par ajout ou accroissement.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something greater, larger, or more intense by adding to it.

1. Increase or make largerB2formal

   To make something greater in size, amount, or degree.

   Augmenter (accroître)

   • The company plans to augment its workforce by hiring new employees.
   • She augmented her income by taking on freelance projects.
   • The new evidence augmented the strength of the case.

   Synonymesamplifyboostenhanceenlargeexpandextendincreaseintensifymagnifyswell

   Antonymesdecreasediminishlessenreduceshrink

2. Enhance or improveB2formal

   To add to something in order to improve it or make it more effective.

   Améliorer en ajoutant

   • The software was augmented with new features.
   • He augmented his knowledge by reading extensively.
   • The team augmented their strategy with data analysis.

   Synonymesadd toamplifyboostenhanceenlargeexpandimproveincreasestrengthensupplement

   Antonymesdecreasediminishimpairlessenreduceundermineweaken