Supplement /(?)/

Sup·ple·ment

Supplement

n.
  1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.]
  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.
  3. The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180°; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle. (Trig.)
Syn. -- Appendix.

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.

Supplement

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Supplemented; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing

  1. To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.
    Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind.