| complete | (v) come or bring to a finish or an end, Syn. finish, Example: 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 |
| complete | (v) bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements, Example: A child would complete the family |
| complete | (v) complete a pass, Syn. nail |
| complete | (v) write all the required information onto a form, Syn. make out, fill in, fill out, Example: fill out this questionnaire, please!; make out a form |
| complete | (adj) having every necessary or normal part or component or step, Ant. incomplete, Example: a complete meal; a complete wardrobe; a complete set of the Britannica; a complete set of china; a complete defeat; a complete accounting |
| complete | (adj) perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities, Syn. consummate, Example: a complete gentleman; consummate happiness; a consummate performance |
| complete | (adj) having come or been brought to a conclusion, Syn. terminated, ended, over, all over, concluded, Example: the harvesting was complete; the affair is over, ended, finished; the abruptly terminated interview |
| complete blood count | (n) counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood, Syn. blood profile, CBC |
| complete fracture | (n) break involving the entire width of the bone |
| completely | (adv) so as to be complete; with everything necessary, Example: he had filled out the form completely; the apartment was completely furnished |
| Complete | a. [ L. completus, p. p. of complere to fill up; com- + plere to fill. See Full, a., and cf. Comply, Compline. ] Ye are complete in him. Col. ii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ] That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel This course of vanity almost complete. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Complete | v. t. Bred only and completed to the taste And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. Pope. |
| completed | adj.
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| Completely | adv. In a complete manner; fully. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Completement | n. Act of completing or perfecting; completion. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Completeness | n. The state of being complete. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| completing | adj. serving to complete. |
| Completion | n. [ L. completio a filling, a fulfillment. ] The completion of some repairs. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ] Predictions receiving their completion in Christ. South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Completive | a. [ L. completivus: cf. F. complétif. ] Making complete. [ R. ] J. Harris. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Completory | a. Serving to fulfill. [ 1913 Webster ] Completory of ancient presignifications. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ] |