Webster's Dictionary 1913

6022

Compete

Com‐pete″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Competed; p. pr. & vb. n.Competing.] [L. completere, competitum; com- + petere to seek. See Petition.] To contend emulously; to seek or strive ...

6023

Competence

{ Com″pe‐tence (?), Com″pe‐ten‐cy (?) }, n. [Cf. F. compétence, from L. competentia agreement.] 1. The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.The loan demon...

6024

Competent

Com″pe‐tent (kŏm″pē̍‐tent; 94), a. [F. compétent, p. pr. of compéter to be in the competency of, LL. competere to strive after together, to agree with; hence, to be fit. See Com...

6025

Competently

Com″pe‐tent‐ly, adv. In a competent manner; adequately; suitably.

6026

Competible

Com‐pet″i‐ble (?), a. Compatible; suitable; consistent. Sir M. Hale.

6027

Competition

Com′pe‐ti″tion (?), n. [L. competition. See Compete.] The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the sam...

6028

Competitive

Com‐pet″i‐tive (?), a. Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination.

6029

Competitor

Com‐pet″i‐tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. compétiteur.] 1. One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.And can not brook competitors in lo...

6030

Competitory

Com‐pet″i‐to‐ry (?), a. Acting in competition; competing; rival.

6031

Competitress

Com‐pet″i‐tress (?), n. A woman who competes.

6032

Competitrix

Com‐pet″i‐trix (?), n. A competitress.

6033

Compilation

Com″pi‐la″tion (?), n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.] 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.2. That which is compiled; especially, ...

6034

Compilator

Com″pi‐la′tor (?), n. Compiler.

6035

Compile

Com‐pile″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Compiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Compiling.] [F. compiler, fr.L. compilare to plunder, pillage; com- + pilare to plunder. See Pill, v. t., Pillage....

6036

Compilement

Com‐pile″ment (?), n. Compilation.

6037

Compiler

Com‐pil″er (?), n. [OE. compiluor; cf. OF. compileor, fr. L. compilator.] One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.

6038

Compinge

Com‐pinge″ (?), v. t. [L. compingere.] To compress; to shut up. Burton.

6039

Complacence

{ Com‐pla″cence (?), Com‐pla″cen‐cy (?) }, n. [LL. complacentia: cf. F. complaisance. See Complacent, and cf. Complaisance.] 1. Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification.The...

6040

Complacent

Com‐pla″cent (?), a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant. See Please and cf. Complaisant.] Self-satisfied; contented...

6041

Complacential

Com′pla‐cen″tial (?), a. Marked by, or causing, complacence. “Complacential love.” Baxter.

6042

Complacently

Com‐pla″cent‐ly (?), adv. In a complacent manner.

6043

Complain

Com‐plain″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Complained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Complaining.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head ...

6044

Complain (2)

Com‐plain″, v. t. To lament; to bewail.They might the grievance inwardly complain.Daniel.By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'dHer wrongs to us.Shak.

6045

Complainable

Com‐plain″a‐ble (?), a. That may be complained of. Feltham.

6046

Complainant

Com‐plain″ant (?), n. [F. complaignant, p. pr. of complaindre.] 1. One who makes complaint.Eager complainants of the dispute.Collier.2. (Law) (a) One who commences a legal proce...

6047

Complainer

Com‐plain″er (?), n. One who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer. Beattie.Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought.Shak.

6048

Complaint

Com‐plaint″ (?), n. [F. complainte. See Complain.] 1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.I poured out m...