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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

2 entries under this word

Complete

Com-ple'te, a.

adjective

[Lat. completus, p. p. of complere; Fr. complet, Sp. completo. See infra.]

  1. Filled up; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. “Complete perfections.” Milton.
  2. Finished; ended; concluded; as, the edifice is complete.

This course of vanity almost complete. Prior. 3. (Bot.) Having all the floral organs, that is, both calyx and corolla, as well as stamens and pistils. Gray. Syn.—See WHOLE.

Com-plēte′, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. COMPLETED; p. pr. & vb. n. COMPLETING.] [Lat. complere, completum, from com, for con, and plere, to fill.]

  1. To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; 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.
  2. To fulfill; to accomplish; to perform. Pope.

Syn.—To perform; execute; terminate; conclude; finish; end; fill up; achieve; realize; effect; consummate; accomplish; effectuate; fulfill; bring to pass.