supplement

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   add as a supplement to what seems insufficient

   supplement your diet

2. 2
   verb

   to serve as a supplement to

   Vitamins supplemented their meager diet.

3. 3
   noun

   Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.

   Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct

4. 4
   noun

   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.

   the literary supplement

5. 5
   noun

   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).

   Vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids must come from either the diet or supplements.

6. 6
   noun

   A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.

   There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.

7. 7
   verb

   To provide or make a supplement to something.

   I supplement my income by working as a model.

8. 8
   noun

   a supplementary component that improves capability

Etymology

From Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).