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supplement


2sup·ple·ment

verb \ˈsə-plə-ˌment\

Definition of SUPPLEMENT

transitive verb
: to add or serve as a supplement to <does odd jobs to supplement his income>
sup·ple·men·ta·tion \ˌsə-plə-ˌmen-ˈtā-shən, -mən-\ noun
sup·ple·ment·er \ˈsə-plə-ˌmen-tər\ noun

Examples of SUPPLEMENT

  1. She began supplementing her diet with vitamins.

First Known Use of SUPPLEMENT

1749

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