Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Complete \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.

Complete \Com*plete"\, a. [L. completus, p. p. of complere to
   fill up; com- + plere to fill. See {Full}, a., and cf.
   {Comply}, {Compline}.]
   1. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from
      deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. ``Complete
      perfections.'' --Milton.

            Ye are complete in him.               --Col. ii. 10.

            That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel
            Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon. --Shak.

   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}.

Source : WordNet®

complete
     adj 1: having every necessary or normal part or component or step;
            "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete
            set pf the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a
            complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" [ant: {incomplete},
             {incomplete}]
     2: perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary
        qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness";
        "a consummate performance" [syn: {consummate}]
     3: having all four whorls or principal parts--sepals and petals
        and stamens and carpels (or pistils); "complete flowers"
        [ant: {incomplete}]
     4: highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete
        musician" [syn: {accomplished}]
     5: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
        intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a
        consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross
        negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a
        sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing
        villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)},
         {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)},
         {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)},
         {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]
     6: having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting
        was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the
        abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {concluded}, {ended},
         {over(p)}, {all over}, {terminated}]

complete
     v 1: come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the
          dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her
          Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race
          in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"
          [syn: {finish}]
     2: bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements;
        "A child would complete the family"
     3: complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" [syn: {dispatch},
         {discharge}]
     4: complete a pass [syn: {nail}]
     5: write all the required information onto a form; "fill out
        this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" [syn: {fill
        out}, {fill in}, {make out}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

complete
     
        See also {complete graph}, {complete inference system},
        {complete lattice}, {complete metric space}, {complete partial
        ordering}, {complete theory}.
     
        [1. or 2. or both?]
     
        (1996-04-24)