augment
/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/noun
In certain Indo-European languages, a prefix (e- in Greek, a- in Sanskrit) attached to a verb to mark a past tense.
Example sentence
- “In Ancient Greek, the augment appears at the start of many past-tense verb forms.”
In everyday English this is a verb meaning to increase or add to: augment your income. "Augmented reality" has made it a tech staple.