augment
verb (used with object)
to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase.
had augmented
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past perfectof augment.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But the White House, nine days into Mr. Trump’s second term, explained that the drones were licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration for research and that local drone hobbyists had augmented the airborne fleet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hamdy Abdul-Karim, a ministry spokesman, said the Egyptian authorities had augmented that training with other human rights courses.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2010
Hitler had evidently found means to extract some of these hoarded millions from their owners and perhaps had augmented the supply by turning his own mints to counterfeiting.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the morning of the next day this sprout had augmented, and become a filament three or four times as long.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Notwithstanding our increased strength, we travelled with as much caution as ever: for the danger had augmented in proportion.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid
