complete
• adjective 1 having all the necessary or appropriate parts; entire. 2 having run its full course; finished. 3 to the greatest extent or degree; total. 4 skilled at every aspect of an activity: the complete footballer. 5 (complete with) having as an additional part or feature. • verb 1 finish making or doing. 2 provide with the items necessary to make (something) complete. 3 write the required information on (a form). 4 Brit. conclude the sale of a property. — DERIVATIVES completeness noun. — ORIGIN from Latin complere ‘fill up, finish, fulfil’.
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