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Compense (?), v. t. [F. compenser. See .] To compensate. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Comperendinate (?), v. t. [L. comperendinatus, p. p. of comperendinare to defer (the time of trial.)] To delay. Bailey.
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Compesce (?), v. t. [L. compescere.] To hold in check; to restrain. [R.] Carlyle.
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Compete (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Competed; p. pr. & vb. n. Competing.] [L. completere, competitum; com- + petere to seek. See .] To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.
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The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were all the while competing for European alliances. Bancroft.
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{ Competence (?), Competency (?) }, n. [Cf. F. compétence, from L. competentia agreement.] 1. The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.
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The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause. Burke.
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To make them act zealously is not in the competence of law. Burke.
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2. Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.
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Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense,
Lie in three words -- health, peace, and competence. Pope.
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Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. Shak.
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3. (Law) (a) Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence. (b) Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court. Kent.
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5. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task).
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Competent (kŏmp�t�nt; 94), a. [F. compétent, p. pr. of compéter to be in the competency of, LL. competere to strive after together, to agree with; hence, to be fit. See .] 1. Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit. “A competent knowledge of the world.” Atterbury. “Competent age.” Grafton. “Competent statesmen.” Palfrey. /“A competent witness.” Bouvier.
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2. Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to. [Rare, except in legal usage.]
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That is the privilege of the infinite Author of things, . . . but is not competent to any finite being. Locke.

Syn. -- See .
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Competently, adv. In a competent manner; adequately; suitably.
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Competible (?), a. Compatible; suitable; consistent. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
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Competition (?), n. [L. competition. See .] The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with.
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Competition to the crown there is none, nor can be. Bacon.
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A portrait, with which one of Titian's could not come in competition. Dryden.
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There is no competition but for the second place. Dryden.
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Where competition does not act at all there is complete monopoly. A. T. Hadley.

Syn. -- Emulation; rivalry; rivalship; contest; struggle; contention; opposition; jealousy. See .
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Competitive (?), a. Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination.
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competitiveness n. an agressive willingness to compete.
Syn. -- fight.
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Competitor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. compétiteur.] 1. One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.
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And can not brook competitors in love. Shak.
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2. An associate; a confederate. [Obs.]
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Every hour more competitors
Flock to their aid, and still their power increaseth. Shak.
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Competitory (?), a. Acting in competition; competing; rival.
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Competitress (?), n. A woman who competes.
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Competitrix (?), n. [L.] A competitress.
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Compilation (?), n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.] 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
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2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
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His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers. Macaulay.
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Compilator (?), n. [L.] Compiler. [Obs.]
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Compile (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Compiling.] [F. compiler, fr.L. compilare to plunder, pillage; com- + pilare to plunder. See , v. t., Pillage.] 1. To put together; to construct; to build. [Obs.]
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Before that Merlin died, he did intend
A brazen wall in compass to compile. Spenser.
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2. To contain or comprise. [Obs.]
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Which these six books compile. Spenser.
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3. To put together in a new form out of materials already existing; esp., to put together or compose out of materials from other books or documents.
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He [Goldsmith] compiled for the use of schools a History of Rome. Macaulay.
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4. To write; to compose. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
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5. (Computers) to process (computer program source code) with a compiler{2} to produce an assembly-language program or an executable program in machine language.
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Compilement (?), n. Compilation. [R.]
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Compiler (kŏmpīlẽr), n. [OE. compiluor; cf. OF. compileor, fr. L. compilator.] 1. One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
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2. (Computers) a computer program that decodes instructions written in a higher-level computer language to produce an assembly-language program or an executable program in machine language.
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Compinge (?), v. t. [L. compingere.] To compress; to shut up. [Obs.] Burton.
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{ Complacence (?), Complacency (?) }, n. [LL. complacentia: cf. F. complaisance. See , and cf. .] 1. Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification.
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The inward complacence we find in acting reasonably and virtuously. Atterbury.
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Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves. Addison.
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2. The cause of pleasure or joy. “O thou, my sole complacence.” Milton.
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3. The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability.
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Complacency, and truth, and manly sweetness,
Dwell ever on his tongue, and smooth his thoughts. Addison.
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With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust. Pope.
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Complacent (?), a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant. See and cf. .] Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile.
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They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to kings. Burke.
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Complacential (?), a. Marked by, or causing, complacence. [Obs.] “Complacential love.” Baxter.
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Complacently (kŏmplās�ntl�), adv. In a complacent manner.
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Complain (kŏmplān), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Complained (kŏmplānd); p. pr. & vb. n. Complaining.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief, to lament. See .] 1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
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O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Milton.
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2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
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Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king? Shak.

Syn. -- To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn; regret; murmur.
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Complain, v. t. To lament; to bewail. [Obs.]
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They might the grievance inwardly complain. Daniel.
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By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd
Her wrongs to us. Shak.
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Complainable (kŏmplānȧb'l), a. That may be complained of. [R.] Feltham.
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Complainant (kŏmplān�nt), n. [F. complaignant, p. pr. of complaindre.] 1. One who makes complaint.
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Eager complainants of the dispute. Collier.
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2. (Law) (a) One who commences a legal process by a complaint. (b) The party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff at common law.
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He shall forfeit one moiety to the use of the town, and the other moiety to the use of the complainant. Statutes of Mass.
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Complainer (kŏmplānẽr), n. One who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer. Beattie.
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Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought. Shak.
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complaining (kŏmplānĭmg) adj. uttering complaints. Opposite of uncomplaining. [prenominal] [Narrower terms: faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal): fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal), whiny; protesting(prenominal), protestant]
Syn. -- complaintive.
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Complaint (kŏmplānt), n. [F. complainte. See .] 1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.
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I poured out my complaint before him. Ps. cxlii. 2.
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Grievous complaints of you. Shak.
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2. Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring.
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The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the complaint of all who wish well to the church. Swift.
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3. An ailment or disease of the body.
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One in a complaint of his bowels. Arbuthnot.
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4. (Law) A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity.

Syn. -- Lamentation; murmuring; sorrow; grief; disease; illness; disorder; malady; ailment.
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Complaintful (?), a. Full of complaint. [Obs.]
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Complaisance (?; 277), n. [F. complaisance. See , and cf. .] Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtesy; civility.
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These [ladies] . . . are by the just complaisance and gallantry of our nation the most powerful part of our people. Addison.
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They strive with their own hearts and keep them down,
In complaisance to all the fools in town. Young.

Syn. -- Civility; courtesy; urbanity; suavity; affability; good breeding.
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Complaisant (?), a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See .] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman.
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There are to whom my satire seems too bold:
Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. Pope.

Syn. -- Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite; well-bred. See .

-- Complaisantly, adv. -- Complaisantness, n.
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Complanar (?), a. See .
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Complanate (? or �), a. [L. complanatus, p. p. of complanare to make plane. See , v. t.] Flattened to a level surface. [R.]
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Complanate (?), v. t. To make level. [R.]
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Complected (?), a. Complexioned. [Low, New Eng.]
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Complement (?), n. [L. complementun: cf. F. complément. See , v. t., and cf. .] 1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
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2. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.
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History is the complement of poetry. Sir J. Stephen.
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3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.
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To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons. Hakluyt.
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4. (Math.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.
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5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.]
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Without vain art or curious complements. Spenser.
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6. (Naut.) The whole working force of a vessel.
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7. (Mus.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.
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8. A compliment. [Obs.] Shak.
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Coloq. Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm . See under . -- Coloq. Arithmetical complement of a number (Math.), the difference between that number and the next higher power of 10; as, 4 is the complement of 6, and 16 of 84. -- Coloq. Complement of an arc or Coloq. Complement of an angle (Geom.), the difference between that arc or angle and 90°. -- Coloq. Complement of a parallelogram . (Math.) See . -- Coloq. In her complement (Her.), said of the moon when represented as full.
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Complement (?), v. t. 1. To supply a lack; to supplement. [R.]
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2. To compliment. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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Complemental (?), a. 1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully completing. “Complemental ceremony.” Prynne.
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2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] Shak.
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Coloq. Complemental air (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100 cubic inches) which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to the tidal air, by the deepest possible inspiration. -- Coloq. Complemental males (Zoöl.), peculiar small males living parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of certain barnacles.
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Complementary (?), a. Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers.
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Coloq. Complementary colors . See under . -- Coloq. Complementary angles (Math.), two angles whose sum is 90°.
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Complementary, n. [See .] One skilled in compliments. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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complementation n. (Linguistics) the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate.
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Complete (kŏmplēt), a. [L. completus, p. p. of complere to fill up; com- + plere to fill. See , a., and cf. , .] 1. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. “Complete perfections.” Milton.
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Ye are complete in him. Col. ii. 10.
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That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel
Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon. Shak.
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2. Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete.
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This course of vanity almost complete. Prior.
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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 .
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Complete, 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.
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Bred only and completed to the taste
Of lustful appetence. Milton.
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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.
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completed adj. 1. brought to a conclusion.
Syn. -- concluded, ended, over(predicate), all over, terminated.
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2. successfully accomplished or achieved.
Syn. -- accomplished, effected, realized.
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3. completed by the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony; consummated; -- of a marriage. Opposite of unconsummated.
Syn. -- consummated.
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4. (Football) caught in bounds by a player on the same side as the passer; -- said of a forward pass; as, Simms had six completed passes out of seven tries in the game..
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Completely, adv. In a complete manner; fully.
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Completement (?), n. Act of completing or perfecting; completion. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Completeness, n. The state of being complete.
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completing adj. serving to complete.
Syn. -- complemental, complementary, supplemental, supplementary.
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Completion (?), n. [L. completio a filling, a fulfillment.] 1. The act or process of making complete; the getting through to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service.
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The completion of some repairs. Prescott.
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2. State of being complete; fulfillment; accomplishment; realization.
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Predictions receiving their completion in Christ. South.
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Completive (?), a. [L. completivus: cf. F. complétif.] Making complete. [R.] J. Harris.
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Completory (?), a. Serving to fulfill.
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Completory of ancient presignifications. Barrow.
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Completory (? or ?), n. [L. completorium.] (Eccl.) Same as .
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Complex (kŏmplĕks), a. [L. complexus, p. p. of complecti to entwine around, comprise; com- + plectere to twist, akin to plicare to fold. See , n.] 1. Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.
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Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe. Locke.
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2. Involving many parts; complicated; intricate.
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When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex. Whewell.
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Coloq. Complex fraction . See . -- Coloq. Complex number (Math.), in the theory of numbers, an expression of the form a + b√-1, when a and b are ordinary integers.

Syn. -- See .
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Complex, n. [L. complexus] Assemblage of related things; collection; complication.
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This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel. South.
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Coloq. Complex of lines (Geom.), all the possible straight lines in space being considered, the entire system of lines which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as, all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex. The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.
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