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Augment vs Auger - What's the difference?

augment | auger |

As a verb augment

is to increase; to make larger or supplement.

As a noun augment

is (grammar) in some indo-european languages, a prefix e-'' (''a- in sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.

As a proper noun auger is

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augment

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To increase; to make larger or supplement.
    • The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.
  • (reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
  • (music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.
  • (music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).
  • (grammar) To add an augment to.

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e-'' (''a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.

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    auger

    English

    (wikipedia auger)

    Alternative forms

    * augre

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
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    • Pete Burnett needs a fan belt for his auger .
  • A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
  • A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
  • A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.

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