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   com·ple·ment

   noun

   • 1. a thing that completes or brings to perfection: "the libretto proved a perfect complement to the music" Similar accompanimentcompanionadditionsupplementaccessoryadjuncttrimmingfinishing touchfinal touchOpposite contrast
   • 2. a number or quantity of something, especially that required to make a group complete: "at the moment we have a full complement of staff" Similar amounttotalaggregatecontingentcompanycapacityallowancequota
   • ▪ the number of people required to crew a ship: "almost half the ship's complement of 322 were wounded"
   • ▪ the amount in degrees by which a given angle is less than 90°.
   • ▪ the members of a set that are not members of a given subset.
   • 3. one or more words, phrases, or clauses governed by a verb (or by a nominalization or a predicative adjective) that complete the meaning of the predicate.
   • ▪ (in systemic grammar) an adjective or noun that has the same reference as either the subject (as mad in he is mad) or the object (as mad in he drove her mad).
   • 4. a group of proteins present in blood plasma and tissue fluid which combine with an antigen–antibody complex to bring about the lysis of foreign cells.

   verb

   • 1. add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect: "a classic blazer complements a look that's stylish or casual"
   • ▪ add to or make complete: "the proposals complement the incentives already available"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘completion’): from Latin complementum, from complere ‘fill up’ (see complete). Compare with compliment.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complemental adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › complementComplement Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of COMPLEMENT is something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect. How to use complement in a sentence. Is it complement or compliment?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPLEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COMPLEMENT definition: 1. to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it: 2. a part of a…. Learn more.

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   To complement is to provide something felt to be lacking or needed; it is often applied to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other, to make a complete whole: Two statements from different points of view may complement each other.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › complementComplement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A complement is something that makes up a satisfying whole with something else. Those shiny red shoes you just bought complement your shiny red purse. Complement comes from the Latin complementum, "something that fills up or completes." Complement keeps both the e and the meaning.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPLEMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To complement is to provide something felt to be lacking or needed; it is often applied to putting together two things, each of which supplies what is lacking in the other, to make a complete whole: Two statements from different points of view may complement each other.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPLEMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COMPLEMENT meaning: 1. to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it: 2. a part of a…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcomplement - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   complement something to add to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive. The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list. The team needs players who complement each other. The flavours in the dish complement each other perfectly.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › complementComplement - definition of complement by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection: a sauce that is a fine complement to fish. b. The quantity or number needed to make up a whole: shelves with a full complement of books. c. The full crew of personnel required to run a ship. d. Either of two parts that complete the whole or mutually complete each other. 2.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCOMPLEMENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    COMPLEMENT definition: 1. something that makes something else seem good, attractive, or complete: 2. the total amount or…. Learn more.

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    complement meaning, definition, what is complement: to make a good combination with someone ...: Learn more.