- 2. Yielding, obliging, accommodating. See complaisant.
Complicate, v. a. Involve, entangle, make complex, make intricate.
Complicate, Complicated, a. See complex, in both senses.
Complication, n.
- 1. Complexity, intricacy, entanglement, confusion.
- 2. Mixture, combination, complexus. See complex, n.
Complicity, n. Criminal participance, being privy, partnership (in wrong), sharing (of crime).
Compliment, n.
- 1. Praise, commendation, encomium, laudation, good word.
- 2. Formal praise, hollow commendation, empty encomium, flattering remark, ceremonious phrase or
flattery.
Compliment, v. a.
- 1. Praise, commend, flatter (by expressions of civility).
- 2. Congratulate.
Complimentary, a. Commendatory, laudatory, encomiastic, flattering (in the good sense).
Complot, n. (Rare.) Conspiracy, machination, intrigue, cabal, plot, combination.
Comply with.
- 1. Observe, perform, fulfil, discharge, meet, satisfy, complete, adhere to, be faithful to, carry into effect.
- 2. Yield to, consent to, assent to, accede to, agree to, conform to, acquiesce in, give consent to.
Component, a. Composing, constituting, constituent.
Component, n. Constituent, element, ingredient, component part.
Comport, v. n. Agree, accord, harmonize, tally, correspond, square, fall in, chime in.
Comport one’s self. Behave, act, conduct one’s self, demean one’s self, quit one’s self.
Comport with. Suit, fit, become, agree with, accord with, square with, chime in with, be suitable to.