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Augmenting

To increase; to make larger or supplement.

📖 Definitions of "Augmenting"

verb

1
To increase; to make larger or supplement.
"The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."
2
To grow; to increase; to become greater.
3
To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
4
To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
increasingnoun	On the increase.
buildingnoun	(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
augmentativenoun	(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
augmentativenoun	(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
buildingnoun	(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
increasingnoun	On the increase.
broadeningnoun	The act of becoming broader.
enhancingnoun	Acting or tending to enhance.
enrichverb	(transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from 14th c.]
expandingverb	increasing in area or volume or bulk or range
growverb	(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
improvingverb	That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
increaseverb	(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
increasedverb	made greater in size or amount or degree
raisingnoun	Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
risingnoun	The act of something that rises.
strengtheningnoun	The process by which something is strengthened.
augmentable	Capable of being augmented or increased.
augmentationnoun	The act or process of augmenting.
supplementingverb	To provide or make a supplement to something.
enhancementsnoun	An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.
supplementedverb	To provide or make a supplement to something.
enhancementnoun	An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.