augmentation

Noun

Meaning

The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.

The state of being augmented; enlargement.

The thing added by way of enlargement.

A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.

The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.

In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

addition growth increase extension accession enlargement conservancy appendix escalade development maximization addendum hydrocephalus aggravation rise
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Antonyms

diminution whittle exodus period stage fall
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Hypernyms

increase statement step-up

Related terms

auxiliary augmented diminution augmentative

Phrases with the word

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Examples

The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind. George Mason

The furnace of affliction produces refinement in states as well as individuals. And the new Governments we are assuming in every part will require a purification from our vices, and an augmentation of our virtues, or there will be no blessings. John Adams

I should have all manner of tenderness for the right of the College; they are nurseries of Religion and Learning, and therefore all donations for increase and augmentation of their revenue are to be liberally expounded. William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper

Augmentation, on the other hand, Mr. President, is defined in the GAB as the act of filling up a deficiency in any existing P/A/P of an agency or office from savings in other items of the said agency's appropriations, and therefore, a non-existent P/A/P cannot be funded by augmentation from savings. Francis Escudero

Intelligence augmentation decreases the need for specialization and increases participatory complexity. Jamais Cascio

I think people who have all kinds of debilitating mobility issues will benefit from robotic augmentation. That is, even before we get into organ replacement and organ printing and synthetic biology and so on and so forth. Jason Silva

Close letter words and terms

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