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disaugmenting

disaugmenting is the present participle and gerund of disaugment.

Meaning of disaugment

Verb

disaugment (third-person singular simple present disaugments, present participle disaugmenting, simple past and past participle disaugmented)

  1. (uncommon) 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
    Antonyms:
    augment

Questions about disaugmenting

What is disaugmenting the present participle and gerund of?
Disaugmenting is the present participle and gerund of disaugment.

Words near disaugmenting in the dictionary

  1. disattunes
  2. disattuning
  3. disaturated
  4. disaugment
  5. disaugmented
  6. disaugmenting
  7. disaugments
  8. disauthorise
  9. disauthorised
  10. disauthorises
  11. disauthorising

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