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supplement
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sup·ple·ment  (spl-mnt)
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. Mathematics The angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc makes 180° or a semicircle. Also called supplementary angle.
tr.v. (-mnt) sup·ple·ment·ed, sup·ple·ment·ing, sup·ple·ments
To provide or form a supplement to.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin supplmentum, from supplre, to complete; see supply.]

supple·men·tari·ty (-târ-t) n.
supple·menta·ry (-mnt-r, -tr), supple·mental (-mntl) adj.
supple·men·tation (-mn-tshn) n.
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supplement
supplementary angles

supplement
Noun
1. an addition designed to make something more adequate
2. a magazine distributed free with a newspaper
3. a section added to a publication to supply further information or correct errors
4. (of money) an additional payment to obtain special services
Verb
to provide an addition to (something), esp. in order to make up for an inadequacy: a Saturday job to supplement her grant [Latin supplementum]
supplementary adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.supplement - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
matter - written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
back matter, end matter - written matter following the main text of a book
appendix - supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
continuation, sequel - a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
2.supplement - a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
3.supplement - a supplementary component that improves capability
auto accessory - an accessory for an automobile
constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
computer accessory - an accessory for a computer; "when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive"
fitting - a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
trimmings, fixings - the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"
Verb1.supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
vitaminise, vitaminize - add vitamins as a supplement; "vitaminized processed foods"
eke out, fill out - supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
leverage - supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"
supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
2.supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
supplement - add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
3.supplement - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
attach - cause to be attached
annex - attach to

supplement
verb 1. add to, reinforce, complement, augment, extend, top up, fill out
noun 2. pull-out, insert, magazine section, added feature

A supplement is a separate publication, related to a basic publication and prepared for purposes of promulgating additional information or summaries, and may include extracts from the basic publication.
Translations

supplement n [ˈsʌplɪmənt]suplemento
vt [sʌplɪˈmɛnt]suplir
supplement n [ˈsʌplɪmənt]supplément m
vt [sʌplɪˈmɛnt]ajouter à, compléter
supplement [ˈsʌplɪmənt] nZusatz m;
(of book) → Ergänzungsband m;
(of newspaper etc) → Beilage f
vtergänzen
supplement n [ˈsʌplɪmənt]supplemento
vt [sʌplɪˈmɛnt]completare, integrare

supplement
n supplement [ˈsapləmənt]
an addition made to supply something lacking, or to correct errors etc A supplement to the dictionary is to be published next year. aanvulling تَكْمِلَه، إضافَه، مُلْحَق притурка dodatek supplement; tillæg die Ergänzung συμπλήρωμα, παράρτημα (έκδοσης) suplemento lisa مكمل liite supplément תוֹסֶפֶת अनुपूरक, परिशिष्ट, क्रोड-पत्र, विशेषांक, संपूरक dodatak, prilog kiegészítés; pótkötet pelengkap viðbót supplemento, integrazione 補足 부록, 증보 papildymas, papildas pielikums; papildinājums tambahan supplement bilag, tillegg dodatek suplemento supliment дополнение; приложение dodatok, doplnok, príloha dopolnilo dodatak supplement, tillägg ส่วนเพิ่มเติม ek 增補,補遺 доповнення; додаток اضافہ phần bổ sung
[-ment] v
to make, or be, an addition to He does an evening job to supplement his wages. aanvul يُضيف على، يَزيد допълвам doplnit supplere ergänzen συμπληρώνω complementar lisama, täiendama ضميمه täydentää ajouter à לְהוֹסִיף ל- परिपूर्ण करना nadopuniti što, dodati čemu dodatak kiegészít menambah bæta við completare; arrotondare 補足する ...을 부가하다, 보충하다 pri(si)durti papildināt menambah aanvullen spe på, supplere uzupełnić completar a completa дополнять doplniť, dodať dodati nadopuniti öka [], göra tillägg till, komplettera เสริม; เพิ่มเติม eklemek 補充 доповнювати; додавати اضافہ کرنا bổ sung
adj ˌsuppleˈmentary [-ˈmen-]
added to supply what is lacking; additional. aanvullend تَكْميلي، إضافي допълнителен doplňkový supplerende ergänzend συμπληρωματικός suplementario lisa- تكميلي lisä- supplémentaire מַשלִים पूरक, अनुपूरक, अतिरिक्त, सम्पूरक dopunski, dodatan kiegészítő tambahan viðbótar- supplementare 補足の 추가의, 보충의 papildomas papildu- tambahan aanvullend tilleggs-, ekstra- dodatkowy suplementar supli­mentar дополнительный doplnkový dopolnilen dodatni kompletterande, tilläggs- ซึ่งช่วยเสริม ek 補充的 додатковий; доповняльний اضافی، زاءد có tính chất bổ sung


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