verb
Meaning 1
To join by weaving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
complect
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verb
Meaning 2
To embrace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
be interwoven or interconnected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The bones are interconnected via the muscle
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interconnect, interlink
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: connect, link, link up, join, unite
Narrower terms: intercommunicate
History
Etymology
From Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complex.