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\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}.
\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.
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