augment
verb (used with object)
to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase.
had been augmenting
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past perfect progressiveof augment.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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That was another source of dissatisfaction with King Angus of Gram; he had been augmenting his forces by hiring off-planet mercenaries.
From Space Viking by H. Beam Piper
