Complementar
Example: Precisamos complementar o relatório com dados mais recentes.
Definition
"Complementar" means to add something that enhances or completes another thing, making it more effective or whole. For example, "complementar" in the phrase 'Precisamos complementar o relatório com dados mais recentes' means adding recent data to make the report fuller and more accurate.
Etymology
The word "complementar" comes from the Latin 'complementum,' meaning 'that which fills up or completes.' It entered Portuguese with the same sense of adding something to make a whole. Did you know? The English word 'complement' shares this Latin root, highlighting how languages borrow and evolve similar concepts.
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