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English noun: complement | |||
| 1. | complement (communication) a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, expression, grammatical construction | ||
| 2. | complement (quantity) a complete number or quantity | ||
| Samples | A full complement. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | count | ||
| 3. | complement (group) number needed to make up a whole force | ||
| Samples | A full complement of workers. | ||
| Synonyms | full complement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | company, ship's company | ||
| 4. | complement (attribute) something added to complete or embellish or make perfect | ||
| Samples | A fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner. Wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish. | ||
| Synonyms | accompaniment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjunct | ||
| 5. | complement (substance) one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enzyme | ||
| Part meronym | immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response | ||
| 6. | complement (cognition) either of two parts that mutually complete each other | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis | ||
English verb: complement | |||
| 1. | complement (change) make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to | ||
| Samples | I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize | ||
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