Word: augmented
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: aug
men
ted
Definition: increased by a 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
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.