supplementation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of supplementing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	expanding upon, expansion,
definition	:	adding information or detail (noun.act)

2. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	increase, increment,
definition	:	the amount by which something increases (noun.attribute)

3. the act of supplementing (noun.act)

derivation	:	add on, affix, append, supplement,
definition	:	add to the very end (verb.contact)

derivation	:	subjoin,
definition	:	add to the end (verb.contact)

4. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	supplement,
definition	:	add as a supplement to what seems insufficient (verb.possession)

derivation	:	supplement,
definition	:	serve as a supplement to (verb.stative)

derivation	:	supplemental, supplementary,
definition	:	added to complete or make up a deficiency (adj.all)

5. the act of supplementing (noun.act)

derivation	:	add on, affix, append, supplement,
definition	:	add to the very end (verb.contact)

derivation	:	subjoin,
definition	:	add to the end (verb.contact)

6. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	supplement,
definition	:	add as a supplement to what seems insufficient (verb.possession)

derivation	:	supplement,
definition	:	serve as a supplement to (verb.stative)

derivation	:	supplemental, supplementary,
definition	:	added to complete or make up a deficiency (adj.all)