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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Complete

/(kŏm*plēt")/ · Com·plete · IPA /kəmˈpliːt/
01 a. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.
  1. 1.
    Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.
    “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. 2.
    Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is complete.
    “This course of vanity almost complete.” — Prior.
  3. 3.
    Having all the parts or organs which belong to it or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil.(Bot.)
Syn. See Whole.
02 v. t. 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 tas…
imp. & p. p. Completed; p. pr. & vb. n. Completing
  1. 1.
    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.