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

Science News contributing correspondent Laura Beil examines the data on those and other supplements.
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In their stead he brought on assets such as vitamins, supplements, and food allergy treatments and sharpened the focus on coffee.
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While the brand offers supplements for antioxidants and anti-inflammatory purposes, among other diet and health needs, perhaps the two things we all need help with most these days are energy and sleep.
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Some studies have looked at outcomes of patients who routinely take certain supplements — and found some promising hints.
Can supplements really help fight COVID-19? Here’s what we know and don’t know|Laura Beil|October 16, 2020|Science News

As supplements, BCAAs can be consumed in the form of Crystal Light-esque powders gym goers mix into water during and after a workout.
BCAA supplements can enhance your workout, but should you take them?|Amy Schellenbaum|September 10, 2020|Popular Science
If they do, the jobs are low-level, part-time, temporary, insecure, and require supplementing with freelancing.
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Unlike Social Security and Medicare, which were new programs, Obamacare would be supplementing and replacing current systems.
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Supplementing a diet with bugs is not only nutritious but reduces pollution, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization writes.
Cicadas, Grasshoppers, Locusts, Ants Among the Tastiest Insects|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Recent secretaries tend to retire, like Colin Powell, occasionally supplementing their pensions by giving speeches.
What Will Hillary Clinton Do After Leaving the State Department?|Josh Dzieza|January 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In 1894 the policy of supplementing other resources received a partial sanction from Parliament.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
The “laws of the city of London” were apparently drawn up with the express design of supplementing defective law.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
Supplementing the present curriculum by post-graduate courses will hardly suffice.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
In the same year the pernicious principle of supplementing wages from the rates was carried to its full extent.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
The Captain, who has charge of our commissariat, never misses a chance of supplementing our rations.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V.|Erskine Childers

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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