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.
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.
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