Today’s word of the day is ‘Augment‘ Let us understand more about this word.
Augment [ awg-ment]
What is the etymology of the word?
The word originated in late Middle English: from Old French.
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
Yes, the past form of the word is augmented.
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Badhaana
2. Spanish – Aumentar
3. French – Augmenter
4. Mandarin -Zēngjiā
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. But this one affection only served to augment the mischief that he wrought.
2. The goal is to augment social interactions during collaborative learning.
3. We need the business loan in order to augment our warehouse so we can fulfill more orders.
4. The general has decided to augment his forces by bringing in ten thousand additional soldiers.
5. By investing in the stock market, Jim hopes to augment his retirement funds.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
add to, amplify, boost, develop, enhance, enlarge, expand, heighten, inflate, intensify, multiply, reinforce, strengthen, aggrandize, build, compound, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, pad, piggyback, progress, raise, sweeten, swell, beef up, tag on, etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
abridge, compress, condense, contract, curtail, decrease, discourage, halt, hurt, lessen, lower, reduce, shorten, shrink, undermine, weaken, decline, demolish, depress, destroy, diminish, drop, raze, stop, uncomplicate, degrade, etc
Quotation:
Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy… use the conquered foe to augment one’s own strength
Sun Tzu
Social Example:
#SupremeCourt bench led by Justice Indira Banerjee to shortly hear a plea seeking directions to induct foreign medical graduates (FMGs) into the healthcare workforce of the country to augment the ailing healthcare system#FMGE #covid19 pic.twitter.com/iT5jRP9HgS
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) June 15, 2021
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