Antonyms for augment
ɔgˈmɛnt; ˈɔg mɛntaug·ment

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1. augment

   To add is to increase by adjoining or uniting: in distinction from multiply, which is to increase by repeating. To augment a thing is to increase it by any means, but this word is seldom used directly of material objects; we do not augment a house, a farm, a nation, etc. We may enlarge a house, a farm, or an empire, extend influence or dominion, augment riches, power or influence, attach or annex a building to one that it adjoins or papers to the document they refer to, annex a clause or a codicil, affix a seal or a signature, annex a territory, attach a condition to a promise. A speaker may amplify a discourse by a fuller treatment throughout than was originally planned, or he may append or subjoin certain remarks without change of what has gone before. We cast up or sum up an account, though add up and make up are now more usual expressions.

   Antonyms:
   abstract, deduct, diminish, dissever, lessen, reduce, remove, subtract, withdraw

   Synonyms:
   add, adjoin, affix, amplify, annex, append, attach, cast up, enlarge, extend, increase, join on, make up, subjoin, sum up

   Preposition:
   Other items are to be added to the account.

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1. • Grow
   • Increase

Princeton's WordNet

1. augmentverb

   enlarge or increase

   "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

2. augmentverb

   grow or intensify

   "The pressure augmented"

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diminish

   Submitted by rinat on October 3, 2019  

How to use augment in a sentence?

1. Sartaj Aziz:

   Pakistan has serious concerns over these developments and will take all necessary measures to augment its defence capabilities.

2. William Schaffner:

   Although I don't think superspreading events will cause surges in hospitalizations, they may continue to augment and accelerate transmission of the virus, causing milder disease in our communities.

3. Chris Cuomo:

   Look at presidents when they come in and when they leave, i mean, come on, look at Clintons hair, it went white.George W. Bushlooks like he got a beat down. Obama looks like his own grandfather. I mean, look at it. I mean, this is a very hard job, because of the stress that they carry with them. Now lets look at this president. Its been almost three years since Trump won the presidency. It looks exactly the same. His hair is like,I dont know whats going on with that. But he may do things that presidents in the past havent done to augment their physical reality. But it could also be that he doesnt care the way others have.

4. Adam Weitzman:

   Luminus applauds Valaris' recent moves to augment the Board, and we are pleased to have reached a comprehensive agreement with Valaris.

5. Jimmy Page:

   Guitarist Keith kicked it off and I began to mould a riff around Guitarist Keith guitar part to augment the arrangement.

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