furthered

/F ER1 DH ER0 D/
verb
  1. 1

    To help forward; to assist.

  2. 2

    To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

    โ€œFurther the economy.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/further, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/furthered