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.
Causes of
one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind.
I. Taylor.
Sup"ple*ment (?), n. [F. supplément, 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.
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. (Trig.) 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.
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.
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