to complect

Examples

• All

• The threads of different colors complect to create a beautiful tapestry.

• In her painting, the bright colors complect harmoniously, forming a stunning visual effect.

• Finally, those Spanish-speaking, darker-complected individuals in the "barrios" are not by any means all "Mexican."

  Blog text (2)

• He said to Junior, "Why, I've seen white children darker complected than that."

  Fiction book (1997)

• She saw that he was of medium build, thin, light-complected, and that his hair, already beginning to thin to baldness, was chestnut-colored.

  Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

C

to connect

vsto complect

278 1.1

Join two things so they form one piece

adds the idea of being interwoven or entangled rather than just joined

I

to intertwine

vsto complect

46 5.4

Twist things together so they become joined or tangled

focuses on being woven or interconnected rather than only simple joining

E

to entwine

vsto complect

21 5.4

To twist things together, often like plants or rope

is about being interwoven or interconnected rather than only twisted

I

to interlock

vsto complect

15 4.1

To join parts so they fit tightly and move together

is broader, meaning interwoven or interconnected rather than mechanically locked

D

to dovetail

vsto complect

11 6.7

To fit things together so they work well and match

is about being interwoven or entangled rather than precisely matched or fitted

I

to interrelate

vsto complect

10 5.7

To show how ideas or things are connected

is more about physical entwining or entangling than about reciprocal relations

L

to link up

vsto complect

• Informal

9 3.0

To join people, places, or things so they become connected

is about being interwoven or entangled rather than simply brought together

I

to interlace

vsto complect

6 5.1

To cross things like fingers or strings so they hold together

is about being interwoven or entangled not just aligned or joined

E

to entangle

vsto complect

6 4.9

Twist things together so they are hard to separate

covers interweaving too but adds the idea of knotting and confusion

I

to interconnect

vsto complect

5 4.7

Join things so they can work together

focuses more on being physically interwoven or entangled rather than networked

I

to interweave

vsto complect

4 6.3

To mix different things closely together, like threads or melodies

emphasizes general interweaving rather than mere linking or fitting

I

to interlink

vsto complect

4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

is more about physical or tangled joining rather than relational linking

E

to enlace

vsto complect

• Archaic

1 9.2

To join things by twisting or linking them together

stresses mutual entangling or interweaving rather than simple joining

I

to intermesh

vsto complect

7.4

To become tangled together like roots so parts are hard to separate

is about being woven or tangled together rather than loosely joined

C

to catenate

vsto complect

9.9

To link things together in a chain

describes sequential linking rather than being interwoven or entangled

Antonyms

S

separate

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

D

to disconnect

161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

How Intertwined

to entangle

6 4.9

to complect

• UK

9.9

to intertwine

46 5.4

to link

442 1.1

Surface Forms

Etymology