complect
com·plect
complect · complects · complected · complecting
To join by weavingTo join by weaving.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, transitive)To join by weaving.
(archaic, transitive)To embrace.
More definitions
- be interwoven or interconnected
Origin
From Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) andFrom Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complex.
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Forms
complects, complecting, complected, complected| Base form | complect · to complect |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | complects |
| Present participle | complecting |
| Past simple | complected |
| Past participle | complected |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsarchaic: to join by weaving:interweaveC2
Close in meaning
- be interwoven or interconnected:interconnectinterlink
Word family
5 related wordsDerivedcomplected
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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