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 Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈau̯.ɡe.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaːu̯.d͡ʒe.o]

Verb

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

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
to lengthen
to raise, strengthen
Synonyms: ērigō, incendō
to exaggerate
to honor, enrich
Synonym: honōrō
(figuratively) to exalt, praise
Synonyms: laudō, admīror, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, suspiciō, praedicō, intueor

Conjugation

Conjugation of augeō (second conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	augē		—	—	augēte		—
active	future	—	augētō		augētō	—	augētōte		augentō
passive	present	—	augēre		—	—	augēminī		—
passive	future	—	augētor		augētor	—	—		augentor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		augēre		augērī, augērier²		augēns		—
future		auctūrum esse		auctum īrī		auctūrus		augendus
perfect		auxisse		auctum esse		—		auctus
future perfect		—		auctum fore		—		—
perfect potential		auctūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		augendī	augendō		augendum	augendō	auctum		auctū

¹At least one use of the Old Latin "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

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