Word: augment
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: aug
ment
Definition: To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
Morphemes:
Affix: augment
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: augeō
Language: la
Decoded: augeo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I increase, augment
Affix: -mentum
Language: la
Decoded: -mentum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: instrument, medium, or result of; e.g. monumentum