augment
verb
/oːɡˈment/
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/ɑɡˈmɛnt/
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/ɔɡˈmɛnt/
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/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/
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/ˈoːɡment/
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/ˈɑɡmɛnt/
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/ˈɔɡmɛnt/
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/ˈɔːɡmənt/
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- (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
- (music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
- (music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
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augmentar
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augmentative
noun
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- (grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
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augmentatiu
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augmentative
adjective
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- that which augments; augmentary
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augmentatiu
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augmented
adjective
/ɑɡˈmɛntəd/<a:cot-caught>
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/ɔɡˈmɛntəd/
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/ɔːɡˈmɛntɪd/
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- Increased in number, amount or strength.
- (music) Increased by a semitone.
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augmentat
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