Endorse vs Augment - What's the difference?
endorse | augment |
To support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature.
To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
To give an endorsement.
(heraldiccharge) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
English words prefixed with en-
To increase; to make larger or supplement.
(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.
(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e-'' (''a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.
As verbs the difference between endorse and augment
is that endorse is to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature while augment is to increase; to make larger or supplement.As nouns the difference between endorse and augment
is that endorse is (heraldiccharge) a diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale while augment is (grammar) in some indo-european languages, a prefix e-'' (''a- in sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.endorse
English
(Endorsement)Alternative forms
* indorseVerb
Derived terms
* disendorse * endorsementNoun
(en noun)Usage notes
When a narrow, vertical stripe appears in a coat of arms, it is usually termed a (pallet) when used as the primary charge in the absence of a pale''. The term ''endorse'' is typically used only when the stripes flank a central and wider ''pale''. Diminutive stripes flanking other ''ordinaries are termed (term).References
augment
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Verb
(en verb)- The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.