Other Definitions supplement (enc)
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Supplement| Noun | 1. | supplement - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the endmatter - written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" appendix - supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book | | | 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 capabilityconstituent, 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" | | | Verb | 1. | 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, zise 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" 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" | |
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