English verb: augment | |||
1. | augment (change) enlarge or increase | ||
Samples | The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
2. | augment (change) grow or intensify | ||
Samples | The pressure augmented. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||