augment
verb (used with object)
to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase.
has been augmenting
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present perfect progressiveof augment (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Over the past few years, Apple has been augmenting the Apple Watch’s core functionality with a number of increasingly useful features.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2017
From month to month the percentage of wounded who are able to return to the front has been augmenting steadily, and the death-rate has decreased correspondingly.
From England and Germany by William Morris Hughes
We are taking every measure to disappoint them, and have good hopes, in dependence on divine Providence, as our army has been augmenting daily for these three months past.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I by Jared Sparks
