augment
awg ment
- v enlarge or increase
The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East - v grow or intensify
The pressure augmented
- The local police were augmented with central forces during elections.
- Clinton isn't without her share of Hollywood fans who are working to augment her built-in name recognition ahead of Super Tuesday.
- The Power Assist Suit, developed by a professor at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan, is a computer-controlled system that uses air pressure to augment your strength.