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Complete \Com*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Completed; p. pr. & vb. n. Completing.]

To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education.

Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence. --Milton.

And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. --Pope.

Syn: To perform; execute; terminate; conclude; finish; end; fill up; achieve; realize; effect; consummate; accomplish; effectuate; fulfill; bring to pass.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Complete \Com*plete"\, a. [L. completus, p. p. of complere to fill up; com- + plere to fill. See Full, a., and cf. Comply, Compline.]

1. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. ``Complete perfections.'' --Milton.

Ye are complete in him. --Col. ii. 10.

That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon. --Shak.

2. Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete.

This course of vanity almost complete. --Prior.

3. (Bot.) Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil.

Syn: See Whole.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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