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Etymology

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From sub- +‎ pleo.

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Verb

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suppleō (present infinitive supplēre, perfect active supplēvī, supine supplētum); second conjugation

  1. to make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make good; supply, supplement
    Synonyms: compleō, impleō, repleō, expleō
    Antonyms: exhauriō, dēpleō, dēfundō
    • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 26.1:
      Si supplemento opus esset, suppleret de legionibus quibus P. Cornelius pro praetore in Sicilia praeesset, []
      If reinforcements were needed, he should supply them with the legions which Publius Cornelius, propraetor, was in charge of in Sicily, []
  2. (military) to fill up, furnish with a complement, recruit
    Synonyms: adōrnō, ōrnō, exōrnō, praebeō

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References

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  • suppleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • suppleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • suppleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • suppleo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016