The act or process of augmenting.
A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.