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verb

augment

to make something greater by adding to it; increase

In a sentence

Six example sentences with augment, each labelled with its topic.

  • A string quartet augmented by two horns filled the hall in a way the four players never could alone.

    Music

  • Engineers augmented the array's memory with a second rack, and jobs that once queued overnight finished before lunch.

    Technology

  • Farmers augment a thin harvest with winter carpentry, so the household income holds steady across a bad year.

    Economics

  • She augmented her running with two weekly swims, and her knees stopped complaining by spring.

    Fitness

  • Retirees often augment a small pension with rental income from a spare room.

    Finance

  • Augment the stock with a parmesan rind and it gains a depth no bouillon cube can deliver.

    Cooking

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