What does "complete" mean?
Complete: That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel Revesit'st thus the glimpses of the moon. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete. This course of vanity almost complete. Prior.
- 3.(Bot.) Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil.
- 4.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. Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence. Milton. And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. Pope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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