Meaning Of Complement

v. t.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A compliment.
v. t.

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

To compliment.