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Compliment vs Complement
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To complement is to make
something complete or better,
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often referring to a good combination of things.
For example “Green clothes complement your skin
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tone” – meaning that the colour green looks good
with the colour of your skin. Or “A nice red wine
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would really complement this meal” – meaning that
the wine would make the meal complete, or better.
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But to compliment is to give praise to
someone. For example, if you tell your friend:
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“that’s a fantastic oil painting!” if you
say that about their artwork, then you've
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complimented them. You have given them praise
and encouragement about something they have done.
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