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Definitions for Complete

[1] having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
[2] finished; ended; concluded: a complete orbit.
[3] having all the required or customary characteristics, skills, or the like; consummate; perfect in kind or quality: a complete scholar.
[4] thorough; entire; total; undivided, uncompromised, or unmodified: a complete victory; a complete mess.
[5] Grammar . having all modifying or complementary elements included: The complete subject of “The dappled pony gazed over the fence” is “The dappled pony.” Compare simple(def 20) .
[6] Also completed. Football . (of a forward pass) caught by a receiver.
[7] Logic . (of a set of axioms) such that every true proposition able to be formulated in terms of the basic ideas of a given system is deducible from the set. Compare incomplete(def 4b) .
[8] Engineering . noting a determinate truss having the least number of members required to connect the panel points so as to form a system of triangles. Compare incomplete(def 3) , redundant(def 5c) .
[9] (of persons) accomplished; skilled; expert.
[10] Mathematics . of or relating to an algebraic system, as a field with an order relation defined on it, in which every set of elements of the system has a least upper bound. of or relating to a set in which every fundamental sequence converges to an element of the set. Compare fundamental sequence. (of a lattice) having the property that every subset has a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound.
[11] to make whole or entire: I need three more words to complete the puzzle.
[12] to make perfect: His parting look of impotent rage completed my revenge.
[13] to bring to an end; finish: Has he completed his new novel yet?
[14] to consummate.
[15] Football . to execute (a forward pass) successfully: He completed 17 passes in 33 attempts.
[16] having every necessary part or element; entire
[17] ended; finished
[18] (prenominal) thorough; absolute he is a complete rogue
[19] perfect in quality or kind he is a complete scholar
[20] (of a logical system) constituted such that a contradiction arises on the addition of any proposition that cannot be deduced from the axioms of the system Compare consistent (def. 5)
[21] (of flowers) having sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels
[22] archaic expert or skilled; accomplished
[23] to make whole or perfect
[24] to end; finish
[25] (in land law) to pay any outstanding balance on a contract for the conveyance of land in exchange for the title deeds, so that the ownership of the land changes hands
[26] American football (of a quarterback) to make a forward pass successfully

Words related to Complete

entire, exhaustive, full, outright, thorough, sweeping, perfect, positive, total, unconditional, do, execute, finish, end, halt, finalize, conclude, perform, develop, settle

Words nearby Complete

complementary strand, complementary wavelength, complementation, complemented, complementizer, complete, complete antibody, complete antigen, complete blood count, complete carcinogen, complete denture

Origin of Complete

1325–75; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin complētus (past participle of complēre to fill up, fulfill, equivalent to com- com- + plē- fill + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Complete

com·plet·a·ble , adjective
com·plet·ed·ness , noun
com·plete·ly , adverb
com·plete·ness , noun
com·plet·er , noun
com·ple·tive , adjective
com·ple·tive·ly , adverb
half-com·plet·ed , adjective
pre·com·plete·ness , noun
qua·si-com·plete , adjective
qua·si-com·plete·ly , adverb
sub·com·plete , adjective
sub·com·plete·ly , adverb
sub·com·plete·ness , noun
un·com·plet·a·ble , adjective
un·com·plete , adjective
un·com·plete·ly , adverb
un·com·plete·ness , noun
un·com·plet·ed , adjective
well-com·plet·ed , adjective

Word origin for Complete

C14: from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre to fill up; see complement

Synonyms for Complete

entire, exhaustive, full, outright, thorough, gross, integrated, replete, undocked, all, faultless, full-dress, hook line and sinker, imperforate, intact, integral, lock stock and barrel, organic, plenary, the works, thoroughgoing, unabbreviated, unabridged, unbroken, uncondensed, uncut, undiminished, undivided, unexpurgated, unimpaired, unitary, unreduced, whole, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole-hog, whole-length