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.

Com*plete"ly, adv. In a complete manner; fully.

Com*plete"ment (?), n. Act of completing or perfecting; completion. [Obs.] Dryden.

Com*plete"ness, n. The state of being complete.

Com*ple"tion (?), 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.

The completion of some repairs.

Prescott.

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