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verb · transitive

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”) and

From 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

regular · Lesson

Base form	complect · to complect
3rd person singular	complects
Present participle	complecting
Past simple	complected
Past participle	complected

Tenses

complect · complected · will complect · have complected

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	complect
he, she, it	complects

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have complected
he, she, it	has complected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will complect

Past simpleLesson

all persons

complected

Synonyms

3 synonyms

(archaic)To join by weaving:interweaveC2

Close in meaning

be interwoven or interconnected:interconnect interlink

Word family

5 related words

RelatedjoinA1 tangleC1 intercommunicate complexion

Derivedcomplected

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

neighbours in the dictionary

complainA2 complainer complaintA2 complaisant complementB1 complementaryC1

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