'Supplement' definitions:

Definition of 'supplement'

From: WordNet
noun
Textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end [syn: addendum, supplement, postscript]
noun
A quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) [syn: supplement, supplementation]
noun
A supplementary component that improves capability [syn: accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on]
verb
Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet"
verb
Serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
verb
Add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: append, add on, supplement, affix]

Definition of 'Supplement'

From: GCIDE
  • Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, n. [F. suppl['e]ment, L. supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. See Supply, v. t.]
  • 1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180[deg]; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Appendix.
  • Usage: Appendix, Supplement. An appendix is that which is appended to something, but is not essential to its completeness; a supplement is that which supplements, or serves to complete or make perfect, that to which it is added. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Supplement'

From: GCIDE
  • Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing.] To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to. [1913 Webster]
  • Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] Supplemental