augment

 

verb

Pronunciation: /ɔːgˈmɛnt/
[with object]
  • make (something) greater by adding to it; increase: her secretarial work helped to augment her husband’s income

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːgm(ə)nt/
Linguistics
  • a vowel prefixed to past tenses of verbs in Greek and certain other Indo-European languages.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French augmenter (verb), augment (noun), or late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere 'to increase'