1. (n.) That which completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
2. (n) That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.
3. (v. t.) Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.
4. (n.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.
5. (v. t.) Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.
6. (n.) The whole working force of a vessel.
7. (n.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.
8. (n.) A compliment.
9. (v. t.) To supply a lack; to supplement.
10. (v. t.) To compliment.
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