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sequel
Plural form of sequela
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  1. Plural form of sequela
  2. A result or consequence:
  3. A literary work, film, etc. complete in itself but continuing a story begun in an earlier work, film, etc.
continuation
A keeping up or going on without interruption; continued and unbroken existence or action
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  1. A keeping up or going on without interruption; continued and unbroken existence or action
  2. A part or thing added to make something reach further or last longer; extension, supplement, sequel, etc.
  3. An extension by which something is carried to a further point:
complement
A complex system of proteins found in blood plasma that are sequentially activated and play various roles in the immune response, including lysing bacterial cell membranes, making pathogens more susceptible to phagocytes, and recruiting inflammatory cells to sites of infection or injury.
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  1. A complex system of proteins found in blood plasma that are sequentially activated and play various roles in the immune response, including lysing bacterial cell membranes, making pathogens more susceptible to phagocytes, and recruiting inflammatory cells to sites of infection or injury.
  2. (Grammar) A word or words used to complete a predicate construction, especially the object or indirect object of a verb, for example, the phrase to eat ice cream in We like to eat ice cream.
  3. Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection:
supply
To serve as a temporary substitute
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  1. To serve as a temporary substitute
  2. To give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted)
  3. To have as a necessary or desirable feature:
fill-up
(Idiomatic, colloquial) To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging.
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  1. (Idiomatic, colloquial) To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging.
  2. (Poker slang) To make a full house on the turn or the river.
  3. To become full.
complete
To bring to a finish or an end:
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  1. To bring to a finish or an end:
  2. To successfully execute or effect
  3. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts:
extend
To enlarge the scope or effect of:
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  1. To enlarge the scope or effect of:
  2. To increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance:
  3. To be or become long, large, or comprehensive:
augment
To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity:
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  1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity:
  2. To become greater; increase
  3. To become augmented.
reinforce
To strengthen by adding extra support or material.
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  1. To strengthen by adding extra support or material.
  2. To reward an experimental subject, for example with a reinforcer subsequent to a desired response or performance.
  3. (Psychol.) To increase the probability of (a response to a stimulus) by giving a reward or ending a painful stimulus
strengthen
To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
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  1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
  2. To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
  3. To become strong or stronger.
fortify
To give emotional, moral, or mental strength to; encourage:
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  1. To give emotional, moral, or mental strength to; encourage:
  2. To strengthen or enrich (food, for example), as by adding vitamins.
  3. To add vitamins, minerals, etc. to (milk, etc.) so as to increase the nutritional value; enrich
increase
To make greater or larger.
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  1. To make greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
buttress
To prop up; bolster
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  1. To prop up; bolster
  2. To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate.
  3. To support or reinforce with a buttress
subsidize
To assist or support with a subsidy.
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  1. To assist or support with a subsidy.
  2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.
  3. To buy the aid or support of with a subsidy, often as a kind of bribe
enhance
To make greater, as in cost, value, attractiveness, etc.; heighten; augment
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  1. To make greater, as in cost, value, attractiveness, etc.; heighten; augment
  2. To improve or augment, especially in effectiveness, value, or attractiveness:
  3. To improve electronically the quality or clarity of (a photograph or other image) as by means of a computer
enrich
To add to the beauty or character of; adorn:
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  1. To add to the beauty or character of; adorn:
  2. (Physics) To increase the amount of one or more radioactive isotopes in (a material, especially a nuclear fuel).
  3. To add vitamins, minerals, etc. to (bread, flour, etc.) so as to increase the nutritional value
complement
(Grammar) A word or words used to complete a predicate construction, especially the object or indirect object of a verb, for example, the phrase to eat ice cream in We like to eat ice cream.
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  1. (Grammar) A word or words used to complete a predicate construction, especially the object or indirect object of a verb, for example, the phrase to eat ice cream in We like to eat ice cream.
  2. Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection:
  3. A complementary color.
accessory
One who aids or contributes to the commission or concealment of a crime or assists others in avoiding apprehension for the crime but not present when the crime was committed. Mere silence or approval of the crime is insufficient to make one an accessory; the person must take steps to facilitate the commission or concealment of the crime or the avoidance of the criminal’s capture. See also misprision of felony, accomplice, aid and abet, conspiracy, and principal.
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  1. One who aids or contributes to the commission or concealment of a crime or assists others in avoiding apprehension for the crime but not present when the crime was committed. Mere silence or approval of the crime is insufficient to make one an accessory; the person must take steps to facilitate the commission or concealment of the crime or the avoidance of the criminal’s capture. See also misprision of felony, accomplice, aid and abet, conspiracy, and principal.
  2. A piece of optional equipment for convenience, comfort, appearance, etc.
  3. A subordinate or supplementary item; an adjunct.
adjunct
(Grammar) A clause or phrase added to a sentence that, while not essential to the sentence's structure, amplifies its meaning, such as for several hours in We waited for several hours.
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  1. (Grammar) A clause or phrase added to a sentence that, while not essential to the sentence's structure, amplifies its meaning, such as for several hours in We waited for several hours.
  2. A thing added to something else, but secondary or not essential to it
  3. Something attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position.
appendage
Anything appended; adjunct
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  1. Anything appended; adjunct
  2. An external body part that projects from the body
  3. Something added or attached to an entity of greater importance or size; an adjunct.
appurtenance
Something associated with another, more important thing; an accessory.
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  1. Something associated with another, more important thing; an accessory.
  2. Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear.
  3. Apparatus or equipment; accessories
attachment
The seizure or freezing of property by court order while an action is pending so that its ownership can be determined, it can be secured to be sold to satisfy a judgment, or its sale or transfer can be prevented so that any future judgment arising from the action may later be secured or satisfied. See also garnishment and replevin.
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  1. The seizure or freezing of property by court order while an action is pending so that its ownership can be determined, it can be secured to be sold to satisfy a judgment, or its sale or transfer can be prevented so that any future judgment arising from the action may later be secured or satisfied. See also garnishment and replevin.
  2. An accessory for an electrical appliance, machine, etc.
  3. A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.
complement
A complementary color.
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  1. A complementary color.
  2. To serve as a complement to:
  3. A group of proteins in blood serum that interact systematically as part of the body's immune response to destroy disease-causing antigens, especially bacteria. Complement proteins interact with antibodies and other chemical substances to cause the disintegration of foreign cells and enhance other immune functions such as phagocytosis.
complete
To bring to a finish or an end:
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  1. To bring to a finish or an end:
  2. To successfully execute or effect
  3. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts:
round
To take a circular course; complete or partially complete a circuit:
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  1. To take a circular course; complete or partially complete a circuit:
  2. With revolutions:
  3. To complete; finish; perfect
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Sentence Examples

  • That would supplement her meager savings, and she could be with the twins.

  • Leibnitz has to supplement rather than correct Locke on this point.

  • It was in 1837, on reading Whewell's Inductive Sciences and re-reading Herschel, that Mill at last saw his way clear both to formulating the methods of scientific investigation and joining on the new logic as a supplement to the old.

  • His inductive logic must "supplement and not supersede."

  • Already the Jews of the Dispersion had learned to supplement the Temple by the synagogue, and even the Jews of Jerusalem had not been free to spend their lives in the worship of the Temple.

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