Augment vs. Supplement
Difference Between Augment and Supplement
Augmentverb
(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.Supplementnoun
Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
Augmentverb
To grow; to increase; to become greater.
Supplementnoun
An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
Augmentverb
(music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
Supplementnoun
An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.
Augmentverb
(music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
Supplementnoun
(geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
Augmentverb
To add an augment to.
Supplementnoun
A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
Augmentnoun
(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
Supplementverb
To provide or make a supplement to something.
Augmentnoun
(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.
Supplementnoun
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
Augmentnoun
An increase.
Supplementnoun
a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
Augmentverb
enlarge or increase;
The recent speech of the PLO chairman augmented tensions in the Near EastSupplementnoun
a supplementary component that improves capability
Augmentverb
grow or intensify;
The pressure augmentedSupplementverb
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient;
supplement your dietSupplementverb
serve as a supplement to;
Vitamins supplemented his meager dietSupplementverb
add to the very end;
He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
