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Meaning
Verb
●
To increase; to make
larger
or supplement.
●
To
grow
; to increase; to become greater.
●
In Music:
To
slow
the
tempo
or
meter
, e.g. for a
dramatic
or
stately
passage.
●
In Music:
To increase an
interval
, especially the
largest
interval
in a
triad
, by a
half step
(chromatic semitone).
●
In Grammar:
To
add
an
augment
to.
Noun
●
In Grammar:
In some Indo-European
languages
, a
prefix
e
- (a- in Sanskrit)
indicating
a
past tense
of a verb.
●
In Grammar:
In some Bantu
languages
, an
additional
vowel
prepended
to the
noun
prefix.
●
An increase.
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Synonyms
Add
Augment
Enhance
Embiggen
Enlarge
Enlargen
Increase
Increment
Largen
Raise
Strengthen
Up
Increased
Reinforce
Increasing
Compound
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Antonyms
Diminish
Abate
Decrease
Related
Amplify
Bolster
Supplement
Maximize
Alter
Modify
Optimize
Boost
Complement
Utilize
Expand
Enrich
Elevate
Broaden
Improve
Promote
Maximise
Facilitate
Accelerate
Extend
Stimulate
Support
Intensify
Reduce
Advance
Infuse
Upgrade
Optimise
Transform
Leverage
Influence
Equip
Integrate
Supercharge
Sustain
Exploit
Widen
Enhances
Simplify
Incorporate
Limit
Diminish
Evaluate
Enable
Imbue
Mimic
Foster
Maintain
Secure
Consolidate
Beef Up
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Rhymes
Ent
Vent
Kent
Went
Bent
Lent
Rent
Gent
Sent
Lent
Tent
Dent
Kent
Pent
Cent
Anent
Event
Brent
Stent
Trent
Shent
Brent
Meant
Blent
Leant
Scent
Spent
Lament
Ascent
Relent
Repent
Yblent
Intent
Unsent
Detent
Assent
Incent
Resent
Sprent
Indent
Invent
Extent
Prevent
Consent
Dissent
Forwent
Augment
Pschent
Unspent
Present
Percent
Reinvent
Frequent
Misspent
Forspent
Forewent
Underwent
Referment
Overspent
Malcontent
Discontent
Underspent
Circumvent
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