complect

[ kuh m-plekt ]
/ kəmˈplɛkt /
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verb (used with object) Obsolete.

to interweave; intertwine.

Origin of complect

1515–25; < Latin complectī to embrace, enfold, equivalent to com- com- + plect(ere) to plait, braid + -ī passive infinitive ending; cf. complex

Words nearby complect

complaisance, complaisant, complanate, compleat, compleat angler, the, complect, complected, complection, complement, complement binding assay, complement clause

Words related to complect

sew, incorporate, entwine, construct, compose, zigzag, knit, create, fuse, fabricate, twist, fold, intertwine, careen, snake, splice, introduce, braid, spin, loop

British Dictionary definitions for complect

complect
/ (kəmˈplɛkt) /

verb

(tr) archaic to interweave or entwine

Word Origin for complect

C16: from Latin complectī; see complex