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augment
augment /ɔːɡˈment $ ɒːɡ-/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: French
 Origin: augmenter, from Late Latin augmentare, from Latin augere 'to increase'
formal to increase the value, amount, effectiveness etc of something:
    Any surplus was sold to augment their income.
—augmentation /ˌɔːɡmenˈteɪʃən, -mən- $ ˌɒːɡ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]