complement
verb and noun
Not compliment.
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Example: The wine and the sauce will complement the oysters nicely. verb
Example: Her new hat will complement her outfit for the party. verb
Example: We now have a full complement of players. noun
Example: A noun serves as a complement when it follows the verb to be. noun (grammatical term)
See compliment.