French English Dictionary

augmenter in English:

1. rise

It is rather cold again today, but tomorrow we expect the temperature to rise.

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First of all, the level of the ocean could rise, because ocean water expands as it grows warmer.

However, as living standards gradually came to rise, more and more people began to have their own bathrooms at home.

The sexes differ, not only in stature and muscular force, but perhaps even more decisively in temperament, and this must early have given rise to a corresponding division of labour.

With bronze as a mirror one can dress neatly; with the example of another person one can see the advantages and disadvantages of himself; from the mirror of history one can know the reason for the rise and fall of states.

You can no more expect me to change my opinion than expect the sun to rise in the west.

Be like the palm tree - the more it gets pressed by the cliff, the quicker and more beautiful its rise to the top.

The question of food prices has been raised and it is true that the rise in food prices will certainly affect Latin America, where over a third of the population is already living in poverty.

Mount Olympus rises high above all the other mountains in Greece.

Initially this gave rise to gossip among petty people, and it gradually provoked criticism from members of our family.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness, and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.

So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.

Working, healthy people contribute to the reduction of medical expenses, the rise of the eligible age for benefits, and the curtailment of their costs.

Rise up, take up thy bed, and walk.

English word "augmenter"(rise) occurs in sets:

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2. augmenting

English word "augmenter"(augmenting) occurs in sets:

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3. to increase

to increase the responsibility

We need to increase public awareness of the disease.

English word "augmenter"(to increase) occurs in sets:

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4. augment

People striving to augment their welth.

But Sex Box, with its ridiculous guinea pigs screwing conceit, will only augment our cultural hang-ups about sex.

The money augmented his fortune

And so, knowledge from the past, mixed up with assumptions about that knowledge, which may be more or less appropriate, is used to augment information provided by the senses.

English word "augmenter"(augment) occurs in sets:

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5. heighten

An educational effort to heighten awareness about global warming is currently underway.

Tension has heightened after last week's terrorist attack.

The case has heightened public awareness of the problem of sexual harassment.

heighten your engagement

Increased levels of fat in the diet could heighten the risk of cancer.

The risk is heightened for injectable drugs

The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd.

[often passive] The book's success was heightened by the scandal.

English word "augmenter"(heighten) occurs in sets:

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