augesco, ĕre, v. inch. [augeo],
to begin to grow , to become greater , to grow , increase (syn.: cresco, incresco); lit. and trop.: qui rem Romanam Latiumque augescere vultis, Enn. ap, Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 2, 37 (Ann. v. 455 Vahl.): mare et terrae, Lucr. 2, 1109; 2, 76; 2, 878; 5, 251; 5, 334; 6, 616: semina, Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26: quibus animantes alantur augescantque, id. ib. 2, 19, 50; id. Sen. 15, 53; Liv. 27, 17: augescunt corpora dulcibus atque pinguibus et potu, Plin. 11, 54, 118, § 283; Tac. Agr. 3: augescente flumine, id. H. 2, 34: mihi cotidie augescit magis De filio aegritudo, * Ter. Heaut. 423: Jugurthae Bestiaeque et ceteris animi augescunt, Sall. J. 34 fin. : occurrendum augescentibus vitiis, Plin. Ep. 9, 37, 3; id. Pan. 57 fin. : augescente licentiā, Tac. H. 4, 1: augescente superstitione, id. ib. 4, 61