Complete vs. Initiate

Complete vs. Initiate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Complete and Initiate

Completeverb

(transitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

He completed the assignment on time.

Initiatenoun

A new member of an organization.

Completeverb

(transitive) To make whole or entire.

The last chapter completes the book nicely.

Initiatenoun

One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

Completeadjective

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

My life will be complete once I buy this new television.She offered me complete control of the project.After she found the rook, the chess set was complete.

Initiateverb

(transitive) To begin; to start.

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Completeadjective

Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin.

Initiateverb

To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

Completeadjective

Generic intensifier.

He is a complete bastard!It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep.Our vacation was a complete disaster.

Initiateverb

To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.

Completeadjective

In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.

Initiateverb

(intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

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Completeadjective

In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.

Initiateadjective

(obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.

Completeadjective

In which all small limits exist.

Initiateadjective

(obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.

Completeadjective

In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.

Initiatenoun

someone new to a field or activity

Completeadjective

That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).

Initiatenoun

someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

Completeverb

come or bring to a finish or an end;

He finished the dishesShe completed the requirements for her Master's DegreeThe fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours

Initiatenoun

people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity;

it is very familiar to the initiate

Completeverb

bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements;

A child would complete the family

Initiateverb

bring into being;

He initiated a new programStart a foundation

Completeverb

complete or carry out;

discharge one's duties

Initiateverb

take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of;

This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants

Completeverb

complete a pass

Initiateverb

accept young people into society, usually with some rite;

African men are initiated when they reach puberty

Completeverb

write all the required information onto a form;

fill out this questionnaire, please!make out a form

Initiateverb

bring up a topic for discussion

Completeadjective

having every necessary or normal part or component or step;

a complete meala complete wardrobea complete set pf the Britannicaa complete set of chinaa complete defeata complete accountingan incomplete flower

Initiateverb

prepare the way for;

Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War Two

Completeadjective

perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities;

a complete gentlemanconsummate happinessa consummate performance

Completeadjective

having all four whorls or principal parts--sepals and petals and stamens and carpels (or pistils);

complete flowers

Completeadjective

highly skilled;

an accomplished pianista complete musician

Completeadjective

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers;

an arrant foola complete cowarda consummate foola double-dyed villaingross negligencea perfect idiotpure follywhat a sodding messstark staring mada thoroughgoing villainutter nonsense

Completeadjective

having come or been brought to a conclusion;

the harvesting was completethe affair is over, ended, finishedthe abruptly terminated interview