So to complement it. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ92649 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use formal courtesy in act or expression [verb (intransitive)] (52) to complement it1617 So to complement it. Obsolete. complementa1625 intransitive. To employ ceremonies of formal courtesy, to exchange formal courtesies; to bow. Obsolete (= compliment, v. 1). to pay one's respects1652 to pay one's respects: to show polite attention or deference (to a person) by presenting oneself or by making a call; (in later use frequently) spec.… to pass, pay, make, etc. a compliment1655 A ceremonial act or expression as a tribute of courtesy, ‘usually understood to mean less than it declares’ (Johnson); now, esp. a neatly-turned… compliment1663 intransitive. To employ ceremony or formal courtesy in act or expression; now only as absol. use of sense 2; ‘to use ceremonious or adulatory… Subcategories:— in return (3) — greet (27) — bid farewell (14) — break a fan in order to present a better one (1) — be allowed to walk next to wall (1) — join ladies after dinner (1) |
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