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augmenter

American  
[awg-men-ter] / ɔgˈmɛn tər /
Or augmentor

noun

  1. a person or thing that augments.

  2. Aviation, Rocketry. any auxiliary device, as an afterburner, for additional thrust from the exhaust of a jet or rocket engine.


Etymology

Origin of augmenter

First recorded in 1525–35; augment + -er 1, -or 2

Example Sentences

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Tâche surtout de ne pas trop t'attrister, parce qu'il paraît que le chagrin a une tendance à augmenter la surdité.

From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

La grande extension de 23-1/2° que les anciens donnoient à la mer Caspienne, contribuoit également beaucoup à augmenter la largeur de l'Asie.

From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by Warburton, George

J'ai bien besoin maintenant d'un peu de bruit pour augmenter ma réputation, car ces articles anonymes ne l'aident point.

From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

Elles sont en effet autant de motifs d'encouragement à travailler à augmenter la force et la valeur de la nation entière, une et indivisible.

From Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses by Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland

Men have placed Agni on the altar as the augmenter of strength.

From Sacred Books of the East by Various