complect

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kəm plekt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•plect  (kəm plekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. [Obs.]
  1. to interweave;
    intertwine.
  • Latin complectī to embrace, enfold, equivalent. to com- com- + plect(ere) to plait, braid + -ī passive infinitive ending; compare complex
  • 1515–25

'complect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
complected - complex

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