complement

[complement]

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.

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That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

Noun
something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"

Noun
either of two parts that mutually complete each other

Noun
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

Noun
number needed to make up whole force; "a full complement of workers"

Noun
a complete number or quantity; "a full complement"

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Noun
one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response

Verb
make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"

v. t.
That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

v. t.
That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.

v. t.
Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.

v. t.
A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

v. t.
Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.

v. t.
The whole working force of a vessel.

v. t.
The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.

v. t.
A compliment.

v. t.
To supply a lack; to supplement.

v. t.
To compliment.

Complement

Com"ple*ment , n. [L. complementun: cf. F. compl'82ment. See Complete, v. t., and cf. Compliment.] 1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete. 2. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.

History is the complement of poetry.

3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.

To exceed his complement and number appointed him which was one hundred and twenty persons.

4. (Math.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make equal to a third given quantity. 5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.]

Without vain art or curious complements.

6. (Naut.) The whole working force of a vessel. 7. (Mus.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third. 8. A compliment. [Obs.] Shak. Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm. See under Logarithm. -- Arithmetical complement of a number (Math.), the difference between that number and the next higher power of 10; as, 4 is the complement of 6, and 16 of 84. -- Complement of an arc ∨ angle (Geom.), the difference between that arc or angle and 90°. -- Complement of a parallelogram. (Math.) See Gnomon. -- In her complement (Her.), said of the moon when represented as full.

Complement

Com"ple*ment , v. t. 1. To supply a lack; to supplement. [R.] 2. To compliment. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

To supply a lack; to supplement.

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Usage Examples

Ideology and communication more often than not run into each other rather than complement each other. Principle and communication work together. Ideology and communication often work apart.

I think there's a future where the Web and print coexist and they each do things uniquely and complement each other, and we have what could be the ultimate and best-yet array of journalistic venues.

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Other Usage Examples

Men and women have strengths that complement each other.

An America that inspires hope in its ideals must complement an America that inspires awe in its strength.