[{"word":"augments","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An increase.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To increase; to make larger or supplement.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."},{"definition":"To grow; to increase; to become greater.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(grammar) To add an augment to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/augment","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/augments"]}]