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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Complete \Com*plete"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=e]t"), 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.
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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 Whole.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


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.
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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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