augments

Verb

augment (third-person singular simple present augments, present participle augmenting, simple past and past participle augmented)

1. (transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
   • The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.
2. (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
3. To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
4. To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
5. (transitive) To add an augment to.

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