- com|plice
- com|plice «KOM plihs», noun.Archaic. an accomplice; associate; confederate.
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ac|com|plice — «uh KOM plihs», noun. 1. a person who knowingly aids another in committing a crime or other wrong act: »The thief had an accomplice who let him into the building. He was an accomplice in the murder of the German foreign minister (Harper s). 2. an … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
plice — ac·com·plice; com·plice; sur·plice; … English syllables
ac·com·plice — … Useful english dictionary
complice — com·plice … English syllables
complice — com•plice [[t]ˈkɒm plɪs[/t]] n. archaic an accomplice or associate • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF < LL complice , obl. s. of complex confederate (formation modeled on simplex simplex) =com com + plex fold … From formal English to slang
ac — ac; Ac; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·ac·e·tin; ac·a·deme; ac·a·de·mia; ac·a·dem·i·cals; ac·a·de·mi·cian; ac·a·dem·i·cism; ac·a·jou; ac·a·leph; ac·a·le·pha; ac·a·le·phae; ac·a·ly·pha; ac·an·tha·ce·ae; ac·an·thar·ia; ac·an·thar·i·an; ac·an·thel·la;… … English syllables
Accomplice — Ac*com plice, n. [Ac (perh. for the article a or for L. ad) + E. complice. See {Complice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A cooperator. [R.] [1913 Webster] Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accompliceship — Ac*com plice*ship, n. The state of being an accomplice. [R.] Sir H. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Complice — Com plice, n.; pl. {Complices}. [F., fr. L. complex, plicis, closely connected with one, confederate. See {Complicate}, and cf. {Accomplice}.] An accomplice. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To quell the rebels and their complices. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
