Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb augment

2 senses of augment

Sense 1
augment -- (enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East")
       => increase -- (make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted")

Sense 2
augment -- (grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented")
       => grow -- (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast")