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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence. --Milton. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Complete \Com*plete"\, 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. Ye are complete in him --Col. ii 10. That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon. --Shak. 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. Syn: See {Whole}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: complete adj 1: having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set pf the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" [ant: {incomplete}, {incomplete}] 2: perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance" [syn: {consummate}] 3: (botany) having all four whorls or principal parts--sepals and petals and stamens and carpels (or pistils); "complete flowers" [ant: {incomplete}] 4: highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" [syn: {accomplished}] 5: 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" [syn: {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)}] 6: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {concluded}, {ended}, {over(p)}, {all over}, {terminated}] v 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" [syn: {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" [syn: {dispatch}, {discharge}] 4: complete a pass, in football [syn: {nail}] 5: write all the required information onto a form "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn: {fill out}, {fill in}, {make out}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: complete 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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