augment

Vocabulary Word

Definition

When you 'augment' something, you're boosting or improving it by adding more. Like when a musician adds more instruments to a song to augment the melody, it makes the music sound fuller.

Examples in Different Contexts

NGOs often seek grants to 'augment' their resources and expand their reach to help more people.

Practice Scenarios

Business

Scenario:

Given the market saturation for our current product line, finding new ways to leverage our brand equity might be advantageous.

Response:

I agree, augmenting our product line to include new categories could potentially be a good move to leverage our brand.

Tech

Scenario:

With increased traffic, the website has been facing load issues. A hardware upgrade could assist in resolving the bottleneck.

Response:

I've been thinking the same. Augmenting our server capacity could really help support the increased traffic.