augment
verb (used with object)
to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase.
are augmenting
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present progressiveof augment.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Robotaxi companies are augmenting the real-world videos with training in simulated scenarios that help robotaxis deal with once-in-a-blue-moon cases, said Wang, the Pony AI executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Some of the most vaunted names in the blue chip Dow Jones industrial average — Walmart, Boeing, Home Depot — are augmenting their returns with buybacks.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2018
Some agencies use the software to integrate and analyze their own files on benefit applicants; others are augmenting their records with commercial data — such as lists of luxury car purchases.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2015
The Pentagon said in a statement that a small number of defense personal "are augmenting State Department security assets in Baghdad to help ensure the safety of our facilities."
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2014
In fact, the causes of discontent and diffidence are augmenting.
From Peaceless Europe by Francesco Saverio Nitti
