augment
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Is augment a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of augment?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.Examples: "The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."transitive
2. (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.intransitivereflexive
3. (music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
4. (music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
5. (grammar, transitive) To add an augment to.transitive
noun (English)
1. (grammar) A grammatical prefixExamples: "The augment is found in Greek, Indo-Iranian, Armenian and Phrygian."
2. (grammar) A grammatical prefixExamples: "Fundamentally the augment characterizes a verbal action viewed from a non-contemporary standpoint, either the moment of speaking (or writing) or a further verbal action."
3. (grammar) A grammatical prefix
Definition source: Wiktionary