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adjective
1.
2.
finished; ended; concluded: a complete orbit.
3.
having all the required or customary characteristics, skills, or the like; consummate; perfect in kind or quality: a complete scholar.
4.
thorough; entire; total; undivided, uncompromised, or unmodified: a complete victory; a complete mess.
5.
Grammar. having all modifying or complementary elements included: The complete subject of “The dappled pony gazed over the fence” is “The dappled pony.” Compare simple ( def 20 ).
6.
Also, completed. Football. (of a forward pass) caught by a receiver.
7.
Logic. (of a set of axioms) such that every true proposition able to be formulated in terms of the basic ideas of a given system is deducible from the set. Compare incomplete ( def 4b ).
8.
Engineering. noting a determinate truss having the least number of members required to connect the panel points so as to form a system of triangles. Compare incomplete ( def 3 ), redundant ( def 5c ).
9.
(of persons) accomplished; skilled; expert.
10.
Mathematics.
a.
of or pertaining to an algebraic system, as a field with an order relation defined on it, in which every set of elements of the system has a least upper bound.
b.
of or pertaining to a set in which every fundamental sequence converges to an element of the set. Compare fundamental sequence.
c.
(of a lattice) having the property that every subset has a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound.
verb (used with object)
11.
to make whole or entire: I need three more words to complete the puzzle.
12.
to make perfect: His parting look of impotent rage completed my revenge.
13.
to bring to an end; finish: Has he completed his new novel yet?
14.
to consummate.
15.
Football. to execute (a forward pass) successfully: He completed 17 passes in 33 attempts.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin complētus (past participle of complēre to fill up, fulfill, equivalent to com- com- + plē- fill + -tus past participle suffix
1325–75; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin complētus (past participle of complēre to fill up, fulfill, equivalent to com- com- + plē- fill + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
com·plet·a·ble, adjective
com·plet·ed·ness, noun
com·plete·ly, adverb
com·plete·ness, noun
com·plet·er, noun
com·ple·tive, adjective
com·ple·tive·ly, adverb
half-com·plet·ed, adjective
pre·com·plete·ness, noun
qua·si-com·plete, adjective
qua·si-com·plete·ly, adverb
sub·com·plete, adjective
sub·com·plete·ly, adverb
sub·com·plete·ness, noun
un·com·plet·a·ble, adjective
un·com·plete, adjective
un·com·plete·ly, adverb
un·com·plete·ness, noun
un·com·plet·ed, adjective
well-com·plet·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. unbroken, unimpaired, undivided. 1–3. Complete, entire, intact, perfect imply that there is no lack or defect, nor has any part been removed. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts, fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. Intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Perfect emphasizes not only completeness but also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond. 3. developed. 11. conclude, consummate, perfect, accomplish, achieve.
1. unbroken, unimpaired, undivided. 1–3. Complete, entire, intact, perfect imply that there is no lack or defect, nor has any part been removed. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts, fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. Intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Perfect emphasizes not only completeness but also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond. 3. developed. 11. conclude, consummate, perfect, accomplish, achieve.
Antonyms
1. partial. 3. defective.
1. partial. 3. defective.
Usage note
Occasionally there are objections to modifying complete with qualifiers like almost, more, most, nearly, and quite, because they suggest that complete is relative rather than absolute: an almost complete record; a more complete proposal; the most complete list available. However, such uses are fully standard and occur regularly in all varieties of spoken and written English. See also perfect, unique.
Occasionally there are objections to modifying complete with qualifiers like almost, more, most, nearly, and quite, because they suggest that complete is relative rather than absolute: an almost complete record; a more complete proposal; the most complete list available. However, such uses are fully standard and occur regularly in all varieties of spoken and written English. See also perfect, unique.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having every necessary part or element; entire |
| 2. | ended; finished |
| 3. | (prenominal) thorough; absolute: he is a complete rogue |
| 4. | perfect in quality or kind: he is a complete scholar |
| 5. | Compare consistent (of a logical system) constituted such that a contradiction arises on the addition of any proposition that cannot be deduced from the axioms of the system |
| 6. | (of flowers) having sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels |
| 7. | archaic expert or skilled; accomplished |
| —vb | |
| 8. | to make whole or perfect |
| 9. | to end; finish |
| 10. | (in land law) to pay any outstanding balance on a contract for the conveyance of land in exchange for the title deeds, so that the ownership of the land changes hands |
| 11. | American football (of a quarterback) to make a forward pass successfully |
| [C14: from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre to fill up; see | |
| com'pletely | |
| —adv | |
| com'pleteness | |
| —n | |
| com'pleter | |
| —n | |
| com'pletion | |
| —n | |
| com'pletive | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
complete
late 14c., from O.Fr. complet "full," from L. completus, pp. of complere "to fill up," from com- intensive prefix + plere "to fill" (see plenary).
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Computing Dictionary
complete definition
See also complete graph, complete inference system, complete lattice, complete metric space, complete partial ordering, complete theory.
[1. or 2. or both?]
(1996-04-24)
Example sentences
It was complete and utter overkill for an airport of that size and traffic.
The goal, say the survey's architects, was to weed out all but those at or approaching complete financial security.
We really need to get down there with larger field teams and find more complete specimens of the unique fauna.
No risk taking to solicit the complete picture and no learning means no improvements.
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