What does compleat mean?
Compleat means (Late Modern) Archaic spelling of complete..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(Late Modern) Archaic spelling of complete..
He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy unworthy the head of a civilized nation...
This I was forc'd to before I had executed half my Deſign, for the Machinery was entirely wanting to compleat it.
in that Family he might have compleat Oeconomical Power
Mr Salteena had put on a compleat evening suit as he thought it was the correct idea
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Compleat means (Late Modern) Archaic spelling of complete..
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He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy unworthy the head of a civilized nation...
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