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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPLETE, a.
1. Having no deficiency; perfect.
And ye are complete in him who is the head of all principality and power. Colossians 2.
2. Finished; ended; concluded; as, the edifice is complete.
This course of vanity almost complete.
In strict propriety, this word admits of no comparison; for that which is complete, cannot be more or less so. But as the word, like many others, is used with some indefiniteness of signification, it is customary to qualify it with more, most, less and least. More complete, most complete, less complete, are common expressions.
3. In botany, a complete flower is one furnished with a calyx and corolla. Vaillant. Or having all the parts of a flower.
COMPLETE, v.t.
1. To finish; to end; to perfect; as, to complete a bridge, or an edifice; to complete an education.
2. To fill to accomplish; as, to complete hopes or desires.
3. To fulfil; to accomplish; to perform; as, the prophecy of Daniel is completed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" [ant: incomplete, uncomplete]
2: perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" [syn: complete, consummate]
3: highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" [syn: accomplished, complete]
4: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated]
5: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: complete, concluded, ended, over, all over, terminated] v
1: come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" [syn: complete, finish]
2: bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"
3: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn: dispatch, discharge, complete]
4: complete a pass [syn: complete, nail]
5: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn: complete, fill out, fill in, make out]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (completer; -est) Etymology: Middle English complet, from Latin completus, from past participle of compl?re 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 • completely adverb • completeness noun • completive adjective II. transitive verb (completed; completing) 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 completes the charm of this bird> b. to mark the end of <a rousing chorus completes the show> c. execute, fulfill <complete a contract> 3. to carry out (a forward pass) successfully Synonyms: see close

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & v. --adj. 1 having all its parts; entire (the set is complete). 2 finished (my task is complete). 3 of the maximum extent or degree (a complete surprise; a complete stranger). 4 (also compleat after Walton's Compleat Angler) joc. accomplished (the complete horseman). --v.tr. 1 finish. 2 a make whole or perfect. b make up the amount of (completes the quota). 3 fill in the answers to (a questionnaire etc.). 4 (usu. absol.) Law conclude a sale of property. Phrases and idioms: complete with having (as an important accessory) (comes complete with instructions). Derivatives: completely adv. completeness n. completion n. Etymology: ME f. OF complet or L completus past part. of complere fill up

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(completes, completing, completed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be. The rebels had taken complete control... It shows a complete lack of understanding by management... The resignation came as a complete surprise... He was the complete opposite of Raymond. = total, absolute ? partial ADJ: usu ADJ n [emphasis] • completely Dozens of flats had been completely destroyed... ...something completely different. = totally ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj/adv 2. You can use complete to emphasize that you are referring to the whole of something and not just part of it. A complete tenement block was burnt to the ground... The job sheets eventually filled a complete book. = entire, whole ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis] 3. If something is complete, it contains all the parts that it should contain. The list may not be complete. ...a complete dinner service... ADJ • completeness ...the accuracy and completeness of the information obtained. N-UNCOUNT 4. To complete a set or group means to provide the last item that is needed to make it a full set or group. ...the stickers needed to complete the collection. VERB: no cont, V n 5. The complete works of a writer are all their books or poems published together in one book or as a set of books. ...the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. ADJ: ADJ n 6. If one thing comes complete with another, it has that thing as an extra or additional part. The diary comes complete with a gold-coloured ballpoint pen. PREP-PHRASE: PREP n 7. If something is complete, it has been finished. The work of restoring the farmhouse is complete... It'll be two years before the process is complete. ? incomplete ADJ: v-link ADJ 8. If you complete something, you finish doing, making, or producing it. Peter Mayle has just completed his first novel. ...the rush to get the stadiums completed on time. VERB: V n, get n V-ed • completion (completions) The project is nearing completion... House completions for the year should be up from 1,841 to 2,200. N-VAR 9. If you complete something, you do all of it. She completed her degree in two years... This book took years to complete. = finish VERB: no cont, V n, V n 10. If you complete a form or questionnaire, you write the answers or information asked for in it. Simply complete the coupon below... Use the enclosed envelope to return your completed survey. = fill in VERB: V n, V-ed

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kom-plet': In the King James Version for pleroo, the verb ordinarily used for the coming to pass of what had been predicted. the King James Version translates this "complete" in Col 2:10; 4:12 to express the final and entire attainment of what is treated, leaving nothing beyond to be desired or hoped for; otherwise rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) ("made full"). In the Revised Version (British and American), c. appears once for Greek artios, from aro, "to join," in 2Ti 3:17, in sense of "accurately fitted for," where the King James Version has "perfect."

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Perfect, full, thorough, consummate, clean, without fault or blemish or flaw, out and out. 2. Total, entire, whole, undivided, unbroken, undiminished, unimpaired, integral. 3. Completed, finished, concluded, consummated, ended. II. v. a. 1. Finish, perfect, consummate, accomplish, achieve, perform, effect, effectuate, execute, terminate, end, conclude, bring to a close, give the finishing touch to, put the finishing hand to, put the seal to. 2. Fulfil, realize, come up to, bring to pass.

Moby Thesaurus

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