1
[ verb ] enlarge or increase

Examples

"The recent speech of the PLO chairman augmented tensions in the Near East"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

However , the litter remained , augmented by several dozen lunchroom suppers .

Related terms

increase augmentation

2
[ verb ] grow or intensify

Examples

"The pressure augmented"

Used in print

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

Furthermore , conditioned_reactions are fundamentally altered when the hypothalamic sympathetic reactivity is augmented beyond a critical level , and several types of behavioral changes probably related_to the degree of central autonomic `` tuning '' are observed .

Related terms

grow augmentation

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