Augment and Compress

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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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Compress is an antonym for augment in improve topic.

Compress verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

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Augment is an antonym for compress.

body	augment body	compress body
story	augment story	compress story

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Compress and Augment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/augment/compress

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