augmenter

[ awg-men-ter ]

noun

a person or thing that augments.
Aviation, Rocketry. any auxiliary device, as an afterburner, for additional thrust from the exhaust of a jet or rocket engine.

Origin of augmenter

First recorded in 1525–35; augment + -er¹, -or²

Ils vivent des leurs rentes; ils ne peuvent rien gagner; tandis que nous, nous pouvons chaque instant augmenter notre trsor.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 | Augustus J. C. Hare
In the sinister chief, a crescent denoted his filiation; underneath was the motto "augmenter."
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) | John Roby
Pour augmenter son revenue le propriétaire perd donc le capital, sans que son expérience le rende ordinairement plus sage.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 | Various
Men have placed Agni on the altar as the augmenter of strength.
Sacred Books of the East | Various

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