augmenter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that augments.
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Aviation, Rocketry. any auxiliary device, as an afterburner, for additional thrust from the exhaust of a jet or rocket engine.
Etymology
Origin of augmenter
Example Sentences
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J'ai bien besoin maintenant d'un peu de bruit pour augmenter ma réputation, car ces articles anonymes ne l'aident point.
From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert
Men have placed Agni on the altar as the augmenter of strength.
From Sacred Books of the East by Various
Elles sont en effet autant de motifs d'encouragement à travailler à augmenter la force et la valeur de la nation entière, une et indivisible.
From Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses by Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland
La grande extension de 23-1/2° que les anciens donnoient à la mer Caspienne, contribuoit également beaucoup à augmenter la largeur de l'Asie.
From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by Warburton, George
Tâche surtout de ne pas trop t'attrister, parce qu'il paraît que le chagrin a une tendance à augmenter la surdité.
From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert
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