Jun 9, 2015 · 11 Which is the preferred preposition to use after the word "augmented", as in the sentence "A is augmented with/by B"? Does this depend on context? For concreteness, I am …

Dec 7, 2015 · Definition of augment by Dictionary.com: to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase Definition of increase by Dictionary.com: to make greater, as in number, …

Sep 14, 2025 · Merriam-Webster [augmented, especially with further examples, below] asserts that there are six, not just two, senses that should be distinguished. The ones showing deontic modality …

I tend to use the rule that colons should only be before a list, or as an augmented period to indicate that the second part defines or gives an example of the first.

Apr 13, 2017 · Both sources below attest that the correct more common spelling is soup-up. Suped-up and sooped-up are are just misspellings. The expression is AmE in origin and it most likely derives …

Oct 27, 2011 · Among British outlaws, yes: The onboard speech was most likely underclass British sailor with extra curse words, augmented with a polyglot slang of French, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch …

Aug 7, 2015 · The word "by" is a versatile preposition in English, having had over a thousand years since it came to us from Old English to develop its meanings. The OED places 39 major meanings, …

When a female is described as pneumatic it means she has large breasts (possibly artificially augmented by plastic surgery). To my mind, there's also the implication of her being both well …

Jan 22, 2018 · Perhaps this can be augmented with also the definition of the suffix -ty and how both of them distinguish "sovereignty" and "sovereignity", if indeed as you say both forms exist in English?

Aug 4, 2015 · Increased as a past participle merely means augmented relative to some prior value, e.g., a car traveling at 20 mph that was previously going at 10 mph. Increasing means that the rate has …