Dictionary Entry
complement
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈkɒmpləmənt/Word FrequencyCommon (4.69)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.
In a Sentence
“Students can use complement to explain A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement..”
Published Usage Examples
“As the objective complement generally denotes what the receiver of the act is made to be, in fact or in thought, it is sometimes called the _factitive complement_ or the _factitive object_ (Lat. _facere_, to make).”
“The complement is to separate a fish open as good as nail it to a board, which is afterwards placed in a immeasurable open grate to cook, as good as sizzle, as good as smell customarily smashing good.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 12 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
From Latin complementum ‘something that fills up’, via French.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “complement”
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