aug- root words — words with the aug- root

The root aug- comes from Latin augeo, meaning to increase. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including auction, auctioned, auctioneer, auctioning, auctions, augment, augmented, augmenting, augments, august, augmentation, augmentations. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the aug- root

Explore words with aug- — words containing the aug- root and sharing its sense of "to increase". Examples include auction, auctioned, auctioneer, auctioning, auctions, augment, augmented, augmenting, augments, august, augmentation, augmentations. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The aug- root means to increase, from Latin augeo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.