Main Entry:

¹sup·ply

Pronunciation:

\sə-ˈplī\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

sup·plied; sup·ply·ing

Etymology:

Middle English supplien to complete, compensate for, from Middle French soupplier, from Latin supplēre to fill up, complete, raise (a military unit, crew) to its full complement, substitute, from sub- up + plēre to fill — more at sub-, full

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1: to add as a supplement2 [Middle French souploier, alteration of soupplier] a: to provide for : satisfy <laws by which the material wants of men are supplied — Bulletin of Bates College> b: to make available for use : provide <supplied the necessary funds> c: to satisfy the needs or wishes of d: to furnish (organs, tissues, or cells) with a vital element (as blood or nerve fibers)3: to substitute for another in ; specifically : to serve as a supply in (a church or pulpit)intransitive verb: to serve as a supply or substitute

— sup·pli·er \-ˈplī(-ə)r\ noun