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Supplement

see synonyms of supplement

Noun

1. addendum, postscript, supplement

textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

2. supplement, supplementation

a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

3. accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement

a supplementary component that improves capability

Verb

4. supplement

add as a supplement to what seems insufficient

Example Sentences:
'supplement your diet'

5. supplement

serve as a supplement to

Example Sentences:
'Vitamins supplemented his meager diet'

6. add on, affix, append, supplement

add to the very end

Example Sentences:
'He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Supplement

see synonyms of supplement
noun (ˈsʌplɪmənt )
1. 
an addition designed to complete, make up for a deficiency, etc
2. 
a section appended to a publication to supply further information, correct errors, etc
3. 
a magazine or section inserted into a newspaper or periodical, such as one with colour photographs issued every week
4. geometry
a. 
either of a pair of angles whose sum is 180°
b. 
an arc of a circle that when added to another arc forms a semicircle
. Abbreviation: sup, supp
verb (ˈsʌplɪˌmɛnt )
5. (transitive)
to provide a supplement to, esp in order to remedy a deficiency

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Supplement

see synonyms of supplement
noun
1. 
something added, esp. to make up for a lack or deficiency
2. 
a section added to a book or the like to give additional information, correct errors in the body of the work, etc.
3.  US
a separate section containing feature stories, comic strips, or the like, issued with a newspaper
4. 
the amount to be added to a given angle or arc to make 180° or a semicircle
verb transitive
5. 
to provide a supplement to; add to, esp. so as to make up for a lack or deficiency

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Supplement

see synonyms of supplement
n.
1. Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.
2. A section added to a book or document to give further information or to correct errors.
3. A separate section devoted to a special subject inserted into a periodical, such as a newspaper.
4. See dietary supplement.
5. See supplementary angle.
tr.v. (-mĕnt′) sup·ple·ment·ed, sup·ple·ment·ing, sup·ple·ments
To provide or form a supplement to.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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