The Only Use of
complement
in
Fahrenheit 451
- My cowardice is of such a passion, complementing the revolutionary spirit that lives in its shadow, I was forced to design this. [Faber explaining why he designed his communication device]
p. 86.7complementing = combining well with
Definitions:
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(1)
(complement as in: the color complements her eyes) to combine something with something else to make it better
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(2)
(complement as in: a full complement of crew) a quantity of something that is considered complete