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Definition of Complete
1. Adjective. Having every necessary or normal part or component or step. "A complete accounting"
Also: Whole, Comprehensive
Similar to: Absolute, Downright, Out-and-out, Rank, Right-down, Sheer, Accomplished, Completed, Realised, Realized, All, All-or-none, All-or-nothing, All-out, Full-scale, Allover, Clean, Completed, Dead, Utter, Exhaustive, Thorough, Thoroughgoing, Fleshed Out, Full-clad, Full, Total, Full-blown, Full-dress, Good, Hearty, Self-contained, Sound, Stand-alone
Derivative terms: Completeness
Antonyms: Incomplete
2. Verb. Come or bring to a finish or an end. "They complete moving "; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
Specialized synonyms: Close, Top, Top Off, Clear Up, Finish Off, Finish Up, Get Through, Mop Up, Polish Off, Wrap Up, See Through, Finish Out, Round Out, Carry Out, Follow Out, Follow Through, Follow Up, Go Through, Implement, Put Through, Accomplish, Action, Carry Out, Carry Through, Execute, Fulfil, Fulfill
Generic synonyms: End, Terminate
Derivative terms: Completion, Finish, Finish, Finish, Finisher, Finishing
3. Adjective. Perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities. "A consummate performance"
4. Verb. Bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements. "A child would complete the family"
5. Adjective. Highly skilled. "A complete musician"
6. Verb. Complete or carry out. "Discharge one's duties"
Generic synonyms: Accomplish, Action, Carry Out, Carry Through, Execute, Fulfil, Fulfill
7. Adjective. Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. "The unadulterated truth"
Similar to: Unmitigated
8. Verb. Complete a pass.
Category relationships: Football, Football Game
Generic synonyms: Play
Derivative terms: Completion
9. Adjective. Having come or been brought to a conclusion. "The abruptly terminated interview"
10. Verb. Write all the required information onto a form. "Make out a form"
Definition of Complete
1. a. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.
2. v. t. 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.
Definition of Complete
1. Verb. (transitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To make whole or entire. ¹
3. Adjective. With all parts included; with nothing missing; full. ¹
4. Adjective. Finished; ended; concluded; completed. ¹
5. Adjective. (non-gloss definition Generic intensifier). ¹
6. Adjective. (analysis of a metric space) in which every Cauchy sequence converges. ¹
7. Adjective. (algebra of a lattice) in which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound. ¹
8. Adjective. (logic of a proof system of a formal system) with respect to a given semantics, that any well-formed formula which is (semantically) valid must also be provable.Sainsbury, Mark [2001] ''Logical Forms : An Introduction to Philosophical Logic''. Blackwell Publishing, Hong Kong (2010), p. 358. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Complete
1. having all necessary parts [adj -PLETER, -PLETEST] / to bring to an end [v -PLETED, -PLETING, -PLETES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Complete
Literary usage of Complete
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"If the number of electrons in an atom is such that they can not all form into
complete layers in accord with Postulate 1, the extra electrons remain in the ..."
2. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1921)
"Robert Browning's complete Poetical and Dramatic Works. Burns's complete Poetical
Works. Byron's complete Poetical Works. Dryden's complete Poetical Works. ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1893)
"Review of Reviews, complete set or odd nos. Tram. Am. Soc. Meek. ... Magazine of
American t*t$t,t complete set. Netu England and Genealogical Register* v. ..."