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)

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Origin of supplement

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

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

appendix index supplement (see synonym study at appendix)complement supplement (see synonym study at complement)

Words nearby supplement

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Words related to supplementing

subsidize, buttress, augment, strengthen, enrich, complement, reinforce, fortify, enhance, improve, complete, extend, supply, top, increase, pad

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British Dictionary definitions for supplementing

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
  1. either of a pair of angles whose sum is 180°
  2. 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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