Complect

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: com + plect

Origin

From Latin complectī ("to entwine, encircle, compass, infold"), from com- ("together") and plectere ("to weave, braid"). See complex.

Full definition of complect

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To join by weaving.The children complected the frayed edges of their pot holders to make a composite class project.
2. (archaic, transitive) To embrace.

Derived terms

• complected (woven together, interwoven)

Synonyms

• (archaic: to join by weaving) interweave, entwine, interconnect, interlink