disaugment
disaugment verb: to perform the opposite of augmentation upon.
Verb
disaugment (third-person singular simple present disaugments, present participle disaugmenting, simple past and past participle disaugmented)
- To perform the opposite of augmentation upon.
- I find that everlasting treasure / Which force deprives not, fortune disaugments not; / […]1808, Christopher Harvey, The school of the heart, […] , page 219
- Labor is being disaugmented, so wage rates and incomes per capita are falling. Thus the rate of population growth will be falling . Although the effective supply of land is growing at the same rate as the effective supply of labor[…]1970, The American Economic Review
- Antonyms:
- augment
Antonyms of disaugment
Forms of disaugment
| third-person singular present | disaugments |
|---|---|
| present participle | disaugmenting |
| past participle | disaugmented |
| past | disaugmented |
Questions about disaugment
- What does disaugment mean?
- Disaugment means to perform the opposite of augmentation upon.
- What part of speech is disaugment?
- Disaugment is a verb.
- What is the past tense of disaugment?
- The past tense of disaugment is disaugmented.
Words near disaugment in the dictionary
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