See augmenten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "c. 1471, Joh[annes] fforteſcue, “Heꝛe aft͛ ys schewyd what haꝛme would come to Englond yf the cȏmons theꝛof weꝛe pooꝛe”, in [Governance of England] (Bodleian MS. Digby 145), Adrıan[us] ffoꝛteſcu, published 1532, folio [149, recto]; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 16 August 2022:",
"text": "And alſo ıt wer also gretely ayenſte hıs conſyence that awght to defend them ⁊ theır goodꝰ. ıf he toke from them theır goodꝰ wᵗout lawfull cauſe / ffrom the infamye wherof. god defend owre kyng. and gyue hym gcͣe to augment hıs realme ın ryċeſſe welth ⁊ ꝕſperyte to hıs ꝑpetual laude ⁊ honour /",
"translation": "And it would also be greatly against his conscience, which should defend them and their possessions, if he took their possessions from them without legal justification. / God defend our king from the infamy of this, and provide him with grace to improve his realm with riches, wealth, and prosperity to his perpetual credit and honour.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To enhance or strengthen; to cause to increase in strength."
],
"links": [
[
"enhance",
"enhance"
],
[
"strengthen",
"strengthen"
],
[
"cause",
"cause"
],
[
"increase",
"increase"
],
[
"strength",
"strength"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To enhance or strengthen; to cause to increase in strength."
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English intransitive verbs",
"Middle English terms with uncommon senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To become more intense, numerous, or strong."
],
"links": [
[
"become",
"become"
],
[
"intense",
"intense"
],
[
"numerous",
"numerous"
],
[
"strong",
"strong"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, uncommon) To become more intense, numerous, or strong."
],
"tags": [
"Late-Middle-English",
"intransitive",
"uncommon"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/au̯(ɡ)ˈmɛntən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈau̯(ɡ)mɛntən/"
}
],
"word": "augmenten"
}
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