augment
verb (used with object)
to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase.
were augmenting
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past progressiveof augment.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, English, Australian, and New Zealand settlers were augmenting earlier trade contacts.
From A Racial Study of the Fijians by Norman E. Gabel
On the whole, the king's forces were in the ascendant, and were augmenting; while plots and insurrections were constantly revealing to the parliamentarians the dangers which threatened them.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by John Lord
Their forces were augmenting every step they advanced.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson
In the meantime, the enemy were augmenting their forces on the island.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving
This was a means of persuading the ministry that the colonies were augmenting rapidly in population and prosperity.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt
