complect

[ kuhm-plekt ]

verb (used with object)

, Obsolete.

1. to interweave; intertwine.

complect

/ kəmˈplɛkt /

verb

1. archaic.
   tr to interweave or entwine

Word History and Origins

Origin of complect¹

1515–25; < Latin complectī to embrace, enfold, equivalent to com- com- + plect ( ere ) to plait, braid + -ī passive infinitive ending; complex

Word History and Origins

Origin of complect¹

C16: from Latin complectī; see complex

Related Words

• braid
• careen
• compose
• construct
• create
• entwine
• fabricate
• fold
• fuse
• incorporate
• intertwine
• introduce
• knit
• loop
• mesh
• sew
• snake
• spin
• splice
• twist