supplement
pronunciation
How to pronounce supplement in British English:
UK [ˈsʌplɪmənt , ˈsʌplɪment]
How to pronounce supplement in American English:
US [ˈsʌplɪmənt , ˈsʌplɪment]
-
- Noun:
- textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
- a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
- a supplementary component that improves capability
-
- Verb:
- add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
- serve as a supplement to
- add to the very end
Word Origin
- supplement
- supplement: see supply
- supplement (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin supplementum "that which fills up, that with which anything is made full or whole, something added to supply a deficiency," from supplere "to fill up" (see supply (v.)).
- supplement (v.)
- 1829, from supplement (n.). Compare Spanish suplementar. Related: Supplemented; supplementing.
Example
- 1. Powdered formula is the most convenient to supplement breastfeeding .
- 2. The dietary supplement industry is a multi-billion dollar business .
- 3. Answers to these were restricted to a classified supplement .
- 4. Sort of a health class video meant to supplement the textbook and lectures .
- 5. They may thus act as an evolving supplement to the immune system .