Hyphenation of complement

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word complement ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

com-ple-ment

Definitions of complement :

1.
A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
2.
A complete number or quantity
A full complement
3.
Number needed to make up a whole force
A full complement of workers
4.
Something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
A fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner Wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish
5.
One of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
6.
Either of two parts that mutually complete each other
7.
Make complete or perfect
Supply what is wanting or form the complement to I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup

Synonyms of complement :

noun construction, grammatical construction, expression
noun count
nounfull complement, work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men
noun increase, increment
noun enzyme
noun counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis
verb balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise

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