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
The North-West party, consisting chiefly of half-breeds, had augmented to upwards of three hundred warriors.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
By this time the numbers of the latter had augmented.
From 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War by Bertram Mitford
