complete and pure share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. complete means “come or bring to a finish or an end”. pure means “free of extraneous elements of any kind”. complete is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/kəmˈplit/
1.v.come or bring to a finish or an end
“He finished the dishes”
2.v.bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
“A child would complete the family”
3.v.complete or carry out
“discharge one's duties”
/ˈpjʊɹ/
1.adj.free of extraneous elements of any kind
“pure air and water”
2.adj.without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
“an arrant fool”
3.adj.(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
| complete | pure | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kəmˈplit/ | /ˈpjʊɹ/ |
| Said | kuhm-PLEET | pyuur |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 8 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb, adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 10 | 7 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | finish | none recorded |
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