augments is a form of:

Augment



1.
(increase, enlarge, add to, grow larger, an increase, a prefix added to the past tense of verb to distinguish them from other tenses) បន្ថែម, ធ្វើឲ្យកើនឡើង
Example: Augment one's income by writing reviews.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Enlargement by addition; increase.
2.
A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by reeforcements; rain augments a stream; impatience augments an evil.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To add an augment to.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; as, a stream augments by rain.
1.
accrue, amplify, enhance, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify, multiply, raise, wax
1.
atrophy, contract, decrease, diminish, reduce