Completes

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpliːts/

Definitions

1. Brings an activity or process to an end by successfully doing all required parts ; adds the final part or element to make something whole or perfect
2. Carries through to the end and achieves the desired outcome for a task ; supplies the missing piece or detail to perfect or fully develop something
3. Executes all steps necessary to conclude an action or project ; provides the last addition needed to ensure completeness or perfection

Etymology: "Completes" is the third-person singular present form of "complete", so it is the form of the verb used with he, she, or it. The verb itself comes from Latin "compleō", meaning "to fill up," built from "com-", an intensifying prefix, and "pleō", "to fill." The same Latin root gave English "deplete" (to empty out), "replete" (full to the brim), and "plenty," so the verb's basic sense is one of filling a space until nothing is missing. The path into English ran through Old French, which supplied "complet," and Middle English turned this into "compleet," meaning "full" or "complete." The adjective and the verb developed side by side, and the sense of finishing a job grew out of that original idea of filling something up completely. A task is complete once every part of it has been filled in. The same Latin root also produced "complement" and "compliment," which are historically close relatives of this verb, even though their modern meanings have drifted apart from it.

Synonyms: finishes, concludes, finalizes, wraps up

Antonyms: starts, begins, initiates