augment vs degrade

augment

verb
  • To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage. 

  • To increase; to make larger or supplement. 

  • To grow; to increase; to become greater. 

  • To add an augment to. 

  • To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone). 

noun
  • In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb. 

  • In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix. 

  • An increase. 

degrade

verb
  • To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. 

  • To lower in value or social position. 

  • To reduce in quality or purity. 

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