Definition of: augment

(ôg·ment′) v.t.
1. To make greater, as in size, number, or amount; enlarge; intensify.
2. In Greek and Sanskrit grammar, to add the augment to.
—v.i. To become greater, as in size, number, or amount. See synonyms under ADD, INCREASE.
—noun (ôg′·ment)
1. Increase; enlargement.
2. In Greek and Sanskrit grammar, a vowel prefixed to a verb, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to indicate past time. [<F augmenter <L augmentare <augmentum an increase <augere increase]
—aug·ment′a·ble adjective
—aug·ment′er noun