Complement
Complement verb - To serve as a completing element to.
Usage example: this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash
Perfect and complement are semantically related. in complete topic. In some cases you can use "Perfect" instead a verb "Complement".
Perfect
Perfect verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Complement and perfect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complement" instead a verb "Perfect".
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In fact, dolphins were canonically established to be part of the Enterprise-D's crew complement — Geordi takes someone to see them in "The Perfect Mate".
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The element of red and blue combined is also significant in that she is a fusion of the very red Ruby and the very blue Sapphire, who complement and match each other to such a degree that Garnet is basically a perfect fusion.
Source: Purple Is Powerful -
Wesley Dodds, the Sandman, has his gas-mask, a perfect complement for his sleeping gas gun.
Source: Iconic Item
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