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   Com·plete

   /kəmˈplēt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having all the necessary or appropriate parts: "a complete list of courses offered by the college"
   • ▪ entire; full: "I only managed one complete term at school" Similar entirewholefulltotalintactuncutunshortenedunabridgedcomprehensiveOpposite incomplete
   • ▪ having run its full course; finished: "the restoration of the chapel is complete" Similar finishedendedconcludedcompletedfinalizedaccomplishedachievedfulfilleddischargedsettleddoneinformal:wrapped upsewn uppolished offsorted outrare:effectuatedOpposite unfinished
   • 2. (often used for emphasis) to the greatest extent or degree; total: "a complete ban on smoking" Similar absoluteout-and-oututtertotalrealoutrightdownrightthoroughgoingthoroughpositiveproperveritableprizeperfectconsummateunqualifiedunmitigatedsheerrankinveteratecongenitaldyed-in-the-wooltrue bluein every respectfull-boreinformal:deep-dyedrightfairarchaic:arrantrare:right-downapodicticOpposite partial
   • ▪ skilled at every aspect of a particular activity; consummate: humorous "his range of skills made him the complete footballer"

   verb

   • 1. finish making or doing: "he completed his Ph.D. in 1983" Similar finishedendedconcludedcompletedfinalizedaccomplishedachievedfulfilleddischargedsettleddoneinformal:wrapped upsewn uppolished offsorted outrare:effectuatedfinishendconcludebring to a conclusionfinalizewind upconsummatebring to fruitioncrowncapset the seal oninformal:wrap upsew uppolish offsort outOpposite unfinishedgive up
   • ▪ conclude the sale of a property: British "you may find yourself in a position where you have to wait for your purchaser to complete, whereas your new home is ready"
   • ▪ (of a quarterback) successfully throw (a forward pass) to a receiver: "he completed 12 of 16 passes for 128 yards"
   • 2. make (something) whole or perfect: "he only needed one thing to complete his happiness" Similar finish offround offtop offmake perfectperfectcrowncapcomplementadd the finishing touch toadd the final touch to
   • ▪ write the required information on (a form or questionnaire): "please complete the attached forms" Similar fill infill outfill upanswer

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle of complere ‘fill up, finish, fulfill’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + plere ‘fill’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. completer noun

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   What is the difference between complete and terminate?

   • complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken. terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space. Adjective He spoke in complete sentences. They sat in complete silence. Verb Recent Examples on the Web

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   What does complete mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! COMPLETE meaning: 1. to make whole or perfect: 2. to write all the details asked for on a form or other document…. Learn more.

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   How do you use complete in a sentence?

   • 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. If something is complete, it contains all the parts that it should contain. The list may not be complete. ...a complete dinner service.

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   What does complete a set mean?

   • To complete a set or group means to provide the last item that is needed to make it a full set or group. Children don't complete their set of 20 baby teeth until they are two to three years old. [VERB noun] ...the stickers needed to complete the collection. [VERB noun]

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