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Augment vs Ornament - What's the difference?

augment | ornament |

As nouns the difference between augment and ornament

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

As a verb augment

is to increase; to make larger or supplement.

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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    ornament

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (senseid) An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
  • * Tennyson
    • Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments .
  • * 1919:
    • I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author= , title=Pixels or Perish , volume=100, issue=2, page=106 , magazine= citation , passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}
  • # A Christmas tree decoration.
  • (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.

    • Related terms

    * ornate * ornamental * ornamentation

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (senseid) To decorate.
    • We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
  • (senseid) To add to.
    • The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.

    Synonyms

    *(decorate) decorate, embellish, trim

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