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com·plete (kəm plēt′)
adjective
- lacking no component part; full; whole; entire
- brought to a conclusion; ended; finished
- thorough; absolute to have complete confidence in someone
- accomplished; skilled; consummate
Etymology: ME & OFr complet < L completus, pp. of complere, to fill up, complete < com-, intens. + plere, to fill: see full
transitive verb completed -·plet′ed, completing -·plet′·ing
- to end; finish; conclude
- to make whole, full, or perfect
- to successfully execute or effect to complete a telephone call, complete a forward pass
Related Forms:
- completely com·plete′ly adverb
- completeness com·plete′·ness noun
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