complect
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complex.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: com‧plect
Verb
editcomplect (third-person singular simple present complects, present participle complecting, simple past and past participle complected)
- (archaic, transitive) To join by weaving.
- (archaic, transitive) To embrace.
Synonyms
edit- (archaic: to join by weaving): interweave, entwine, interconnect, interlink
Derived terms
edit- complected (woven together, interwoven)
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “complect”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Romanian
editAdverb
editcomplect
- Nonstandard form of complet.
Adjective
editcomplect m or n (feminine singular complectă, masculine plural complecți, feminine and neuter plural complecte)
- Nonstandard form of complet.
Declension
editDeclension of complect
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | complect | complectă | complecți | complecte | ||
definite | complectul | complecta | complecții | complectele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | complect | complecte | complecți | complecte | ||
definite | complectului | complectei | complecților | complectelor |