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complement: something that completes (noun); to complete (verb).
compliment: a flattering remark (noun); to praise (verb)

The noun complement has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (15) complement -- (a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction)
2. (1) complement -- (a complete number or quantity; "a full complement")
3. (1) complement, full complement -- (number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers")
4. (1) complement -- (something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner")
5. complement -- (one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response)
6. complement -- (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)

The verb complement has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) complement -- (make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup")

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Synonym 6 senses of complement

Sense 1
complement -- (a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction)
=> construction, grammatical construction, expression -- (a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner")

Sense 2
complement -- (a complete number or quantity; "a full complement")
=> count -- (the total number counted; "a blood count")

Sense 3
complement, full complement -- (number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers")
=> work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men -- (the force of workers available)

Sense 4
complement -- (something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner")
=> increase, increment -- (the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare")

Sense 5
complement -- (one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response)
=> enzyme -- (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Sense 6
complement -- (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)
=> counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis -- (a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another)

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Coordination Terms 6 senses of complement

Sense 1
complement -- (a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction)
-> construction, grammatical construction, expression -- (a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner")
=> adjunct -- (a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence)
=> clause -- ((grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence)
=> complement -- (a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction)
=> involution -- (a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction)
=> phrase -- (an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence)
=> predicator -- (an expression that predicates)

Sense 2
complement -- (a complete number or quantity; "a full complement")
-> count -- (the total number counted; "a blood count")
=> complement -- (a complete number or quantity; "a full complement")
=> blood count -- (the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample)
=> body count -- (a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on")
=> circulation -- (number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising")
=> circulation -- ((library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period)
=> head count, headcount -- (number of people in a particular group)
=> pollen count -- (the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place)
=> sperm count -- (the number of sperm in an ejaculate; "the sperm count is used as an indicator of male fertility")

Sense 3
complement, full complement -- (number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers")
-> work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men -- (the force of workers available)
=> complement, full complement -- (number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers")

Sense 4
complement -- (something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner")
-> increase, increment -- (the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare")
=> amplification, gain -- (the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input)
=> complement -- (something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner")
=> fare increase -- (increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance)
=> price increase -- (increase in price)
=> raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase -- (the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike")
=> rise, boost, hike, cost increase -- (an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates")
=> supplement, supplementation -- (a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency))
=> tax-increase, tax boost, tax hike -- (the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent")
=> up-tick -- (a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity")

Sense 5
complement -- (one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response)
-> enzyme -- (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
=> adenosine deaminase, ADA -- (an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study")
=> amylase -- (any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar)
=> cholinesterase -- (an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid))
=> coagulase -- (an enzyme that induces coagulation)
=> collagenase -- (any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin)
=> complement -- (one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response)
=> catalase -- (enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and water)
=> cyclooxygenase, Cox -- (either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin)
=> decarboxylase -- (any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group)
=> de-iodinase -- (an enzyme that removes the iodine radical)
=> disaccharidase -- (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides)
=> elastase -- (a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin)
=> enterokinase -- (enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin)
=> histaminase -- (enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine)
=> hyaluronidase, spreading factor, Hyazyme -- (an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids)
=> isomerase -- (an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form)
=> kinase -- (an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme)
=> lipase -- (an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream)
=> lysozyme, muramidase -- (an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria)
=> monoamine oxidase, MAO -- (an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin))
=> nitrogenase -- (an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia)
=> nuclease -- (general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units)
=> oxidase -- (any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation)
=> oxidoreductase -- (an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction)
=> papain -- (a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer)
=> penicillinase, beta-lactamase -- (enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic)
=> pepsin -- (an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones)
=> pepsinogen -- (precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach)
=> phosphatase -- (any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates)
=> plasmin, fibrinolysin -- (an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots)
=> polymerase -- (an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA)
=> protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme -- (any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis)
=> reductase -- (an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance)
=> rennin, chymosin -- (an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate)
=> secretase -- (a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's))
=> streptodornase -- (an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase))
=> streptokinase -- (an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism)
=> superoxide dismutase, SOD -- (an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes")
=> telomerase -- (an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide)
=> transferase -- (any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound)
=> trypsin -- (an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units)
=> urease -- (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria)
=> zymase -- (a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms)

Sense 6
complement -- (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)
-> counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis -- (a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another)
=> match -- (something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket")
=> mismatch -- (a bad or unsuitable match)
=> complement -- (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)