il augmenta

increased, rose

→ augmenter
augment to increase, to rise + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #50,085
increased, rose A literary past-tense form, mostly used in writing.
FR: Le prix du pain augmenta rapidement.
EN: The price of bread rose quickly.
Conjugation of augmenter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third augmenta —

Le prix du riz augmenta de plus de trois pour cent.

The price of rice increased by more than three percent.

La demande de bateaux de canal augmenta brusquement.

Demand for canal boats suddenly increased.

Le silence s'augmenta de l'ombre plus épaisse.

The silence deepened as the shadows grew thicker.

Le prix de tout augmenta.

The price of everything increased.