Word: complementing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: com
ple
men
ting
Definition: Present participle of complement; make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
Morphemes:
Affix: complement
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word
Affix: pleō
Language: la
Decoded: pleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Combining form used to form prefixed verbs with the approximate meaning "to fill".
Affix: -mentum
Language: la
Decoded: -mentum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: instrument, medium, or result of; e.g. monumentum
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.