GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Complete , a. [L. completus, p. p. of complere to fill up; com- + plere to fill. See Full, a., and cf. Comply, Compline.]
   Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. “Complete perfections.”  
   Milton.
   
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   Ye are complete in him.
   Col. ii. 10.
   
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   That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel
   Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon.
   Shak.
   
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   Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete.
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   This course of vanity almost complete.
   Prior.
   
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   (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.
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   Complete, 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.
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   Bred only and completed to the taste
   Of lustful appetence.
   Milton.
   
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   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.
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