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complement depletion

complement Verb

— If mathx/math complements mathy/math, mathx/math makes mathy/math complete or whole. We believe your addition will complement the team. — If two people or things complement each other, each has what the other is missing or needs. The flavors of the pepper and garlic complement each other, giving a very rich taste in combination. I believe our talents really complement each other. — To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.

complement Noun

— Something which complements. We believe you will make a good complement to our team. — A complement is a word or phrase that is needed to make another word grammatical. In "he seems nice," nice is the complement of seems. — an angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle. — The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light). The complement of blue is orange. — In boating: The full number of people needed to man a ship (esp. a ship of war) The ship's complement is 35 people. 35 people are needed to sail the ship

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How do I use complement depletion in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You complement me.

We complement each other.

Listening to classical music and studying complement one another.

Replace the complement with the appropriate pronoun.