complete

Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: finishdispatchdischargenailfill outfill inmake outconsummateaccomplishedarrant(a)complete(a)consummate(a)

WordNet 3.0

Verb (5)

  1. come or bring to a finish or an end“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”Synonyms: finish
  2. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements“A child would complete the family”
  3. complete or carry out“discharge one's duties”Synonyms: dispatchdischarge
  4. complete a passSynonyms: nail
  5. write all the required information onto a form“fill out this questionnaire, please!”“make out a form”Synonyms: fill outfill inmake out

Adjective (5)

  1. having every necessary or normal part or component or step“a complete meal”“a complete wardrobe”“a complete set of the Britannica”“a complete set of china”“a complete defeat”“a complete accounting”
  2. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities“a complete gentleman”“consummate happiness”“a consummate performance”Synonyms: consummate
  3. highly skilled“an accomplished pianist”“a complete musician”Synonyms: accomplished
  4. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers“an arrant fool”“a complete coward”“a consummate fool”“a double-dyed villain”“gross negligence”“a perfect idiot”“pure folly”“what a sodding mess”“stark staring mad”“a thoroughgoing villain”“utter nonsense”“the unadulterated truth”Synonyms: arrant(a)complete(a)consummate(a)double-dyed(a)everlasting(a)gross(a)perfect(a)pure(a)sodding(a)stark(a)staring(a)thoroughgoing(a)utter(a)unadulterated
  5. having come or been brought to a conclusion“the harvesting was complete”“the affair is over, ended, finished”“the abruptly terminated interview”Synonyms: concludedendedover(p)all overterminated
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Complete \Com*plete"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=e]t"), a. [L. completus, p. p. of complere to fill up; com- + plere to fill. See Full, a., and cf. Comply, Compline.]

1.Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. "Complete perfections." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Ye are complete in him.— Col. ii. 10.[1913 Webster]
That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete. [1913 Webster]

This course of vanity almost complete.— Prior.[1913 Webster]

3.(Bot.) Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil.

Syn: See Whole. [1913 Webster]

Complete \Com*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Completed; p. pr. & vb. n. Completing.] To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education. [1913 Webster]

Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. --Pope.

Syn: To perform; execute; terminate; conclude; finish; end; fill up; achieve; realize; effect; consummate; accomplish; effectuate; fulfill; bring to pass. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

complete completeness

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)

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