Verb: supplement sú-plu-munt- Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
"supplement your diet" - Serve as a supplement to
"Vitamins supplemented his meagre diet" - Add to the very end
"He supplemented a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"; - append, add on, affix Noun: supplement sú-plu-munt- Textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
- addendum, postscript - A quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
- supplementation - A supplementary component that improves capability
- accessory, appurtenance, add-on, bolt-on - (geometry) an angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180 degrees
Derived forms: supplementing, supplemented, supplements Type of: add, attach, be, component, comprise, constituent, constitute, element, increase, increment, make up, matter, represent Part of: back matter, end matter Encyclopedia: Supplement |