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supplement

/ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/noun, verb3 syllables

Supplement means: a supplementary component that improves capability.

Synonyms for supplement17

noun, as in a supplementary component that improves capability

accessory, appurtenance, add-on

noun, as in textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

addendum, postscript

noun, as in a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

supplementation

verb, as in add to the very end

append, add on, affix

also used for supplement

accompaniment, addition, adjunct, annex, apanage, appendage, appendix, eke out

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What does supplement mean?6

noun

1

a supplementary component that improves capability

2

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

3

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

verb

1

add to the very end“He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language”

2

add as a supplement to what seems insufficient“supplement your diet”

3

serve as a supplement to“Vitamins supplemented his meager diet”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Supplement in a sentence

  • To supplement its income, the hardware store sold parts for wagons and carriages.CM
  • Penis enlargement supplements, as sold on sites and in magazines, have essentially no effect.blay_paul
  • You had better supplement your diet with vitamins.CM
  • Ziri used a liquid fertilizer to supplement the soil.Amastan
  • I'm looking for an easy way to supplement my income.ddnktr
  • Benedito gave his goats a salt lick to supplement their diet.Amastan
  • Herbal supplements sold in drugstores have poor quality control and high content variability.Scott
  • There are only food supplements in that mayonnaise!Hayabusa

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of supplement

as a noun

plural
supplements

as a verb

past tense
supplemented
present participle
supplementing
third-person singular
supplements
past participle
supplemented