complete
[ kuhm-pleet ]
/ kəmˈplit /
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adjective
verb (used with object), com·plet·ed, com·plet·ing.
OTHER WORDS FOR complete
1 unbroken, unimpaired, undivided.
3 developed.
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Origin of complete
usage note for complete
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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British Dictionary definitions for complete
complete
/ (kəmˈpliːt) /
adjective
verb (tr)
Derived forms of complete
Word Origin for complete
C14: from Latin complētus, past participle of complēre to fill up; see complement
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