complect
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complex.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: com‧plect
Verb edit
complect (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 edit
Further reading edit
- “complect”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Romanian edit
Adverb edit
complect
- Nonstandard form of complet.
Adjective edit
complect m or n (feminine singular complectă, masculine plural complecți, feminine and neuter plural complecte)
- Nonstandard form of complet.
Declension edit
Declension of complect
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||