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supplete

supplete verb: to supplement, especially in terms of grammatical suppletion.

Verb

supplete (third-person singular simple present suppletes, present participle suppleting, simple past and past participle suppleted)

  1. (transitive) To supplement, especially in terms of grammatical suppletion.

Forms of supplete

third-person singular presentsuppletes
present participlesuppleting
past participlesuppleted
pastsuppleted

Questions about supplete

What does supplete mean?
Supplete means to supplement, especially in terms of grammatical suppletion.
What part of speech is supplete?
Supplete is a verb.
What is the past tense of supplete?
The past tense of supplete is suppleted.

Words near supplete in the dictionary

  1. suppleness
  2. supplenesses
  3. suppler
  4. supples
  5. supplest
  6. supplete
  7. suppleted
  8. suppletes
  9. suppleting
  10. suppletion
  11. suppletions

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