English → Latin
“augment” in Latin
augeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenadaugeōto make greater by adding to; increase, augment; magnifycrēscōto rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment; to come to be; to become visible, spring from, ariamplificōto enlarge, extend, increase, amplify, magnify; develop; to praise loudly, exaltmultiplicōto increase, augment; to multiply
The English word augment itself goes back to Latin augeō, through augmentare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
augment
augere: adaugere. (The words are found in this connection and order), ampliticare et augere: anything with anything, augere or adangere aliquid aliqua re: addere aliquid alicui rei or ad aliquid (add or append anything to anything): amplificare (to make longer in compass): multiplicare (to make numerically greater).
INTRANS. augeri (of persons and things): crescere (of things).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for augment?
- The usual Latin words for “augment” are augeō, adaugeō, crēscō; also amplificō, multiplicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.