supplement
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).
Inflected forms:
form: supplements
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: supplements
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: supplementing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: supplemented
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: supplemented
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
pos: noun
examples: Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct
Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.
AI models will not completely replace the humans, she said, but will serve as a “supplement” intended to aid in the brand’s representation of various sizes, skin tones and ages.
gloss: An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.
pos: noun
gloss: An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject; an additional section of a journal issue, or an additional issue, for a similar purpose.
pos: noun
examples: the literary supplement
"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"
gloss: An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
pos: noun
gloss: A vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development; the dosage form that conveys or embodies it (e.g., tablet, capsule, pill, powder, beverage).
pos: noun
examples: Vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids must come from either the diet or supplements.
Menstruators are likelier to need an iron supplement than non-menstruators, whose diet alone is usually sufficient.
She wasn't getting enough iron, so they prescribed a supplement.
gloss: A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
pos: noun
examples: There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.
gloss: An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.
pos: noun
gloss: To provide or make a supplement to something.
pos: verb
examples: I supplement my income by working as a model.
Using the countless tons of rock from the cliff-face, supplemented by much more from inland, they threw out a huge breakwater, 2,000 ft. long and 80 ft. high, roughly at right angles to the quay, so forming an almost completely sheltered corner. Fifty years later, this massive mole is still standing up to the worst that the Irish Sea can do.
Related words: supplemental
supplementary
complement
suppletion
suppletory
Derived words: colour supplement
dietary supplement
food supplement
herbal supplement
market supplement
single supplement
sports supplement
viscosupplement
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