augeo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *augeō, from earlier *augejō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti, causative form of *h₂ewg-.

Cognates include Proto-Germanic *aukaną, Ancient Greek αὐξάνω (auxánō), Lithuanian áugti, and, via Iranian, Old Armenian վաշխ (vašx). Akin to English eke.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.ɡe.oː/, [ˈäu̯ɡeoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.d͡ʒe.o/, [ˈäːu̯d͡ʒeo]

Verb

augeō (present infinitive augēre, perfect active auxī, supine auctum); second conjugation

1. to increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand

   Synonyms: adiciō, multiplicō, incitō, accumulō, cumulō

   Antonyms: diminuō, minuō, dēminuō, imminuō, tenuō, premō, corripiō

   • 45 BCE, Cicero, De finibus bonorum et malorum 1.38:

     augeri amplificarique

     to be increased and expanded

2. to lengthen
3. to raise, strengthen

   Synonyms: ērigō, incendō

4. to exaggerate
5. to honor, enrich

   Synonym: honōrō

6. (figuratively) to exalt, praise

   Synonyms: laudō, admīror, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, suspiciō, praedicō, intueor

Conjugation

Conjugation of augeō (second conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	augeō	augēs	auget	augēmus	augētis	augent
	imperfect	augēbam	augēbās	augēbat	augēbāmus	augēbātis	augēbant
	future	augēbō	augēbis	augēbit	augēbimus	augēbitis	augēbunt
	perfect	auxī	auxistī	auxit	auximus	auxistis	auxērunt, auxēre
	pluperfect	auxeram	auxerās	auxerat	auxerāmus	auxerātis	auxerant
	future perfect	auxerō	auxeris	auxerit	auxerimus	auxeritis	auxerint
	sigmatic future1	auxō	auxis	auxit	auximus	auxitis	auxint
passive	present	augeor	augēris, augēre	augētur	augēmur	augēminī	augentur
	imperfect	augēbar	augēbāris, augēbāre	augēbātur	augēbāmur	augēbāminī	augēbantur
	future	augēbor	augēberis, augēbere	augēbitur	augēbimur	augēbiminī	augēbuntur
	perfect	auctus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	auctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	auctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	augeam	augeās	augeat	augeāmus	augeātis	augeant
	imperfect	augērem	augērēs	augēret	augērēmus	augērētis	augērent
	perfect	auxerim	auxerīs	auxerit	auxerīmus	auxerītis	auxerint
	pluperfect	auxissem	auxissēs	auxisset	auxissēmus	auxissētis	auxissent
	sigmatic aorist1	auxim	auxīs	auxīt	auxīmus	auxītis	auxint
passive	present	augear	augeāris, augeāre	augeātur	augeāmur	augeāminī	augeantur
	imperfect	augērer	augērēris, augērēre	augērētur	augērēmur	augērēminī	augērentur
	perfect	auctus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	auctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	augē	—	—	augēte	—
	future	—	augētō	augētō	—	augētōte	augentō
passive	present	—	augēre	—	—	augēminī	—
	future	—	augētor	augētor	—	—	augentor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		augēre	auxisse	auctūrum esse	augērī, augērier2	auctum esse	auctum īrī
participles		augēns	—	auctūrus	—	auctus	augendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		augendī	augendō	augendum	augendō	auctum	auctū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

• adaugeō
• auctiō
• auctor
• auctus
• auctō
• augificō
• augmen
• augmentum
• augustus
• augēscō
• auxilium
• exaugeō

 

References

• “augeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “augeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• augeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • his crowning happiness is produced by a thing; the culminating point of his felicity is..: aliquid felicitatem magno cumulo auget
    
  • to honour, show respect for, a person: aliquem honore afficere, augere, ornare, prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
    
  • to enrich a person's knowledge: scientia augere aliquem
    
  • to lend lustre to a subject by one's description: dicendo augere, amplificare aliquid (opp. dicendo extenuare aliquid)
    
  • to increase a person's courage: animum alicui augere (B. G. 7. 70)
    
  • to aggrandise, extend the power of the state: rem publicam augere, amplificare