■ adjective
1》 comprising the whole number or amount.
2》 complete; absolute.
■ noun a ~ number or amount.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 amount in number to.
↘find the ~ of.
2》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. destroy or kill.
Derivatives
~ization or ~isation noun
~ize or ~ise verb
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: via OFr. from med. L. ~is , from totum 'the whole', neut. of L. totus 'whole'.