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UK
/kˈɒmplɪmənt/
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[ US /ˈkɑmpɫəmənt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑmpɫəmənt/ ]
NOUN
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number needed to make up a whole force
a full complement of workers - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
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something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish
a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner -
a complete number or quantity
a full complement - either of two parts that mutually complete each other
- one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
VERB
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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
How To Use complement In A Sentence
- The 886 Professional thermostat/reactor is said to be the ideal complement to the system for any kind of derivatisation. Laboratorytalk - laboratory industry news
- But the two teaching modes have changed from opposition to complementation instead of a simple conversion.
- So I expose them to the objective complement and the compellative, and then stand aghast at their behavior when they make all the mistakes that can possibly be made in using a given number of words. Reveries of a Schoolmaster
- Made chiefly from riveted stainless steel and copper sheeting, these free-standing works are occasionally complemented with wood.
- I think that while full-on female displays will evoke an easy and instinctual hormone rush -- which, as I said, might be a good complement to a melee brawl -- most intelligent people will agree that some sort of subtlety in sexuality is appealing on more levels simultaneously. Archive 2008-02-01
- Just as many chefs use tequila in marinades, to cure fish or in ceviches, bar chefs should follow their lead and develop cocktails with complementary flavors to go along with the dish.
- Yeah, he's a pop genius, but his cool, affable swagger and clever repartee are the perfect complement to the more extroverted, outgoing personalities of Dahle and Ms. Case.
- So we set about assembling a team of cross-disciplinary professionals including Dr. Patricia Muehsam, on the faculty of Mount Sinai Medical School; Dr. Peter Roche de Coppens, professor of sociology, anthropology, and psychotherapy at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania and the Sorbonne in Paris; Dr. Beverly Rubik, a biophysicist who had conducted scientific research in mind-body, subtle energies, and complementary medicine; Dr. J. Manifesting Michelangelo
- Then, widening our focus, we looked at Lugbara witchcraft and the ancestor cult which complements and completes it.
- Which made for a nice complement to another underwhelming, uninspired production from Graham Vick who once again drums up some gray walls to contain the action and wishes everyone the best of luck. Archive 2008-06-01