Augment and Complement

Augment

Augment verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.

Usage example: our volleyball team was augmented by some of the exchange team's players

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Antonyms for Augment

Complement and augment are semantically related In some cases you can use "Complement" instead a verb "Augment".

Nearby Words: augmentation, augmented, augmenting, augmentative

Complement

Complement verb - To serve as a completing element to.

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Augment and complement are semantically related in enhance topic. Sometimes you can use "Augment" instead a verb "Complement", if it concerns topics such as accompany.

Nearby Words: complete, compliment, completion, complementary, complemented

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Common collocations

ability	augment ability	complement ability
power	augment power	complement power
style	augment style	complement style
body	augment body	complement body
Other words: skills, powers, abilities, firepower.

Both words in one sentence

Paul actively encourages magical research to find ways to augment and complement his technological research.

Source: Literature / The Tales Of Paul Twister

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