supplement

[ noun suhp-luh-muhnt; verb suhp-luh-ment ]

/ noun ˈsʌp lə mənt; verb ˈsʌp ləˌmɛnt /

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noun

something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.

a part added to a book, document, etc., to supply additional or later information, correct errors, or the like.

a part, usually of special character, issued as an additional feature of a newspaper or other periodical.

Geometry. the quantity by which an angle or an arc falls short of 180° or a semicircle.

verb (used with object)

to complete, add to, or extend by a supplement.

to form a supplement or addition to.

to supply (a deficiency).

SYNONYMS FOR supplement

2 addendum, epilogue, postscript.

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Origin of supplement

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin supplēmentum “that by which anything is made full,” equivalent to sup-sup- + plē- (stem of plēre “to fill”; see full¹) + -mentum-ment

synonym study for supplement

2. See appendix. 5. See complement.

OTHER WORDS FROM supplement

sup·ple·ment·er, nounun·sup·ple·ment·ed, adjectivewell-sup·ple·ment·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH supplement

1. appendix, index, supplement (see synonym study at appendix)2. complement, supplement (see synonym study at complement)

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Example sentences from the Web for supplement

In one 2005 study, Richardson and her team showed improved mental health in children who took omega-3 supplements.
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While airplanes are used to get aerial views now, they may soon be supplemented with drones, Triplett said.
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Well yes he did, supplemented with beers and wine and Cointreau and Champagne.
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A few of those columns, supplemented with vignettes from her life as a home cook, were collected for Home Cooking.
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And wind power must be supplemented with hydrocarbons for reliability.
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These have been supplemented by jewelry from the Cairo Museum and with a 33 B.C. papyrus, on loan from the Neues Museum in Berlin.
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A written notice need not be signed and an insufficient notice may be supplemented by verbal communication.
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It is one not likely to be supplemented in times of peace, since surface boats would be cheaper and more available.
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Pliny supplemented and amplified the weekly newspaper, and so was very useful to Baines.
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"It's eleven laps to the mile," supplemented Mrs. Kennedy with a smile.
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Edward was asked to name the preceptor who had so ably supplemented the course of the royal education.
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British Dictionary definitions for supplement

supplement

noun (ˈsʌplɪmənt)

an addition designed to complete, make up for a deficiency, etc

a section appended to a publication to supply further information, correct errors, etc

a magazine or section inserted into a newspaper or periodical, such as one with colour photographs issued every week

geometry

either of a pair of angles whose sum is 180°
an arc of a circle that when added to another arc forms a semicircleAbbreviation: sup, supp

verb (ˈsʌplɪˌmɛnt)

(tr) to provide a supplement to, esp in order to remedy a deficiency

Derived forms of supplement

supplementation, nounsupplementer, noun

Word Origin for supplement

C14: from Latin supplēmentum, from supplēre to supply 1

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