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Augment vs. Supplement
Augment
/ɔːɡˈment/Examples:
She decided to augment her savings by starting a side hustle.The software update aims to augment the app's current features.He took up yoga classes to augment his physical therapy routine.
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Supplement
/ˈsʌpləment/Examples:
He added a supplement to increase his daily intake.The editorial supplement provided deeper insights on the topic.Athletes commonly use supplements to enhance performance.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Supplement suggests adding something extra to complete or enhance.
- Augment implies increasing size, number, or amount, often by adding to what is already present.
- A supplement is something additional, whereas augment means to make greater or enlarge.
- Think of supplements as necessary additions; augmentations are for amplifying something.
- Supplement usually enhances the existing situation, while augment emphatically increases it.
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