Completes

/kəmˈplits/ verb

Definition

finishes or brings to an end; makes whole or perfect

Etymology

from Latin completus, past participle of complere, from com- (intensive) + plere (to fill)

Kelly Says

To complete something is literally to 'fill it up completely' - the Latin shows how finishing a task was seen as filling it to the brim!

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