complete
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adjective \kəm-ˈplēt\com·plet·ercom·plet·est
Definition of COMPLETE
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
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: brought to an end : concluded <a complete period of time>
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: highly proficient <a complete artist>
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of insect metamorphosis : characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult — compare incomplete 1b
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of a metric space : having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space
— complete·ly adverb
— com·plete·ness noun
— com·ple·tive \-ˈplē-tiv\ adjective
— complete with
: made complete by the inclusion of <a birthday cake complete with candles>
See Examples of COMPLETE
- He spoke in complete sentences.
- They sat in complete silence.
Origin of COMPLETE
Middle English complet, from Latin completus, from past participle of complēre
First Known Use: 14th century
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Rhymes with COMPLETE
accrete, aesthete, afreet, athlete, backbeat, backseat, backstreet, bedsheet, bench seat, big beat, bolete, box pleat, box seat, break beat, broadsheet, browbeat, buckwheat, bystreet, call sheet, car seat, cheat sheet, clipsheet, cloud street, cold feet, compete, compleat, conceit, concrete, crabmeat, crib sheet, deadbeat, dead heat, dead meat, deceit, defeat, delete, deplete, discreet, discrete, disseat, downbeat, drop seat, drumbeat, dutch treat, effete, elite, en suite, entreat, escheat, excrete, facete, Fleet Street, fly sheet, forcemeat, foresheet, four-peat, gamete, groundsheet, hard wheat, heartbeat, heat-treat, helpmeet, hoofbeat, hot seat, house seat, ice sheet, ill-treat, jump seat, kick pleat, love seat, mainsheet, Main Street, maltreat, mesquite, mincemeat, mistreat, offbeat, Ossete, petite, pink sheet, preheat, rap sheet, receipt, recheat, red heat, red meat, red wheat, regreet, repeat, replete, retreat, scratch sheet, secrete, side street, slip-sheet, soft wheat, spreadsheet, stand treat, swap meet, sweetmeat, tear sheet, terete, three-peat, through street, time sheet, unmeet, unseat, upbeat, vegete, volkslied, white heat
2complete
transitive verbcom·plet·edcom·plet·ing
Definition of COMPLETE
1
: to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state <complete a painting>
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: to carry out (a forward pass) successfully
Examples of COMPLETE
- The project took four months to complete.
- Her latest purchase completes her collection.
- The new baby completed their family.
- The quarterback completed 12 out of 15 passes.
First Known Use of COMPLETE
15th century
com·plete
adjective \kəm-ˈplēt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of COMPLETE
1
of insect metamorphosis : characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult—compare incomplete 1
2
of a bone fracture : characterized by a break passing entirely across the bone—compare incomplete 2
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