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(1):

(v. t.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; - the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third.

(2):

(v. t.) That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.

(3):

(v. t.) That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to complete a symmetrical whole.

(4):

(v. t.) Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set; completeness.

(5):

(v. t.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

(6):

(v. t.) Something added for ornamentation; an accessory.

(7):

(v. t.) The whole working force of a vessel.

(8):

(v. t.) A compliment.

(9):

(v. t.) To supply a lack; to supplement.

(10):

(v. t.) To compliment.