complect

 [kuhm-plekt]  

com·plect

   [kuhm-plekt]
verb (used with object) Obsolete.
to interweave; intertwine.
Origin:
1515–25; < Latin complectī to embrace, enfold, equivalent to com- com- + plect(ere) to plait, braid + -ī passive infinitive ending; compare complex
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complect (kəmˈplɛkt)
 
—vb
archaic (tr) to interweave or entwine
 
[C16: from Latin complectī; see complex]

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