augment meaning
EN
[ɔːɡˈmɛnt] [ɔɡˈmɛnt] [ɑɡˈmɛnt] [-ɛnt] 
WAugment
- Augment or augmentation may refer to:
- Augment (linguistics), a syllable added to the beginning of the word in certain Indo-European languages
- Augmentation (heraldry), heraldic modifications
- Augmentation (music), the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
- Augmentation (obstetrics), the process by which the first &/or second stages of an already established labour is accelerated or potentiated by deliberate and artificial means
- Augmentation (psychiatry), the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results
FR augment 
- NounPLaugmentsSUF-ment
- (grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
- (grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
- VerbSGaugmentsPRaugmentingPT, PPaugmented
- (transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
- The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.
- (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).
- (grammar, transitive) To add an augment to.
- (transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- He never sought to gain or augment the confidence of his followers by concealing facts, minimising difficulties, or overcolouring expectations.
- The problem has been augmented by the increasing prevalence of nonalbicans species that are often resistant to fluconazole and AMB.
- The seroprotective rate also increased at weeks 6 and 8 in group F, whereas an augmented seroprotective rate in group C was observed at week 6 only.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of augment in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Nouns
- fr augment
- en augmentation
- fr augmentation
- fr augmentative
- en augmentative
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "augment" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.