I. kəm-ˈplēt adjective
( com·plet·er ; -est )
Etymology: Middle English complet, from Latin completus, from past participle of complēre
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : having all necessary parts, elements, or steps
a complete diet
b. : having all four sets of floral organs
c. of a subject or predicate : including modifiers, complements, or objects
2. : brought to an end : concluded
a complete period of time
3. : highly proficient
a complete artist
4.
a. : fully carried out : thorough
a complete renovation
b. : total , absolute
complete silence
c. of a football pass : legally caught
5. of insect metamorphosis : characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult — compare incomplete 1b
6. of a metric space : having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space
Synonyms: see full
• complete·ly adverb
• com·plete·ness noun
• com·ple·tive -ˈplē-tiv adjective
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- complete with
II. transitive verb
( com·plet·ed ; com·plet·ing )
Date: 15th century
1. : to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state
complete a painting
2.
a. : to make whole or perfect
its song complete s the charm of this bird
b. : to mark the end of
a rousing chorus complete s the show
c. : execute , fulfill
complete a contract
3. : to carry out (a forward pass) successfully
Synonyms: see close