complicate

com·pli·cate

 (kŏm′plĭ-kāt′)

tr. & intr.v. com·pli·cat·ed, com·pli·cat·ing, com·pli·cates

1. To make or become complex or perplexing.

2. To twist or become twisted together.

adj. (-kĭt)

1. Complex, intricate, and involved.

2. Biology Folded longitudinally one or several times, as certain leaves or the wings of some insects.

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[Latin complicāre, complicāt-, to fold together : com-, com- + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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complicate

vb

to make or become complex

adj

1. (Biology) biology folded on itself: a complicate leaf.

2. a less common word for complicated

[C17: from Latin complicāre to fold together, from plicāre to fold]

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com•pli•cate

(v. ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; adj. -kɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.t.

1. to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult.

adj.

2. complex; involved.

3. folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects.

[1615–25; < Latin complicātus, past participle of complicāre to fold together =com- com- + plicāre to fold¹]

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complicate

Past participle: complicated
Gerund: complicating

Imperative

complicate

complicate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	complicate - make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" perplex alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" complexify - make complex; "he unnecessarily complexified every problem" embrangle, snarl up, snarl - make more complicated or confused through entanglements simplify - make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"
	2.	complicate - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" rarify, refine, elaborate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" involve - make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved" develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key" sophisticate - make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"

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complicate

verb make difficult, confuse, muddle, embroil, entangle, make intricate, involve Don't complicate matters by getting the union involved.
explain, clarify, facilitate, spell out, clear up, simplify, disentangle, elucidate

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complicate

verb

To make complex, intricate, or perplexing:

embarrass, entangle, involve, perplex, ravel, snarl, tangle.

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Translations

يُعَقِّد

komplikovat

gøre indvikletkomplicere

erschwerenkomplizieren

μπλέκω

complicar

compliquer

komplikál

flækja

complicarecomplicazione

apsunkinimaskomplikacijakomplikuotineaiškus

komplicētsarežģīt

gjøre floketgjøre innvikletkomplisere

komplikovať

zaplesti

güçleştirmekzorlaştırmak

使复杂

complicate

[ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt] VT → complicar

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complicate

[ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt] vt → compliquer
to complicate matters → compliquer les choses

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complicate

vt → komplizieren

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complicate

[ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt] vt → complicare

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complicate

(ˈkomplikeit) verb

to make difficult. His illness will complicate matters. bemoeilik, ingewikkeld maak, kompliseer, verwikkel; in die war stuur يُعَقِّد (المَسْأَلَه) усложнявам complicar komplikovat komplizieren komplicere; gøre indviklet περιπλέκωcomplicar keeruliseks tegema مشکل کردن؛ پیچیده کردن hankaloittaa compliquer לְסַבֵּך उलझाना komplicirati komplikál mempersulit flækja complicare こみいらせる 복잡하게 하다 apsunkinti, komplikuoti sarežģīt; komplicēt menyulitkan complicerenkomplisere, gjøre innviklet/floket komplikować پېچل، تاوول، مروړل، ګډوډول: تاوېدل، ګډوډېدل، مغلق كول complicar a com­plica ослож-нять komplikovať zaplesti komplikovati komplicera, krångla till ทำให้ยาก güçleştirmek, zorlaştırmak 使複雜 ускладнювати(ся) پیچیدہ بنانا ، مخلوط کرنا làm phức tạp 使复杂

ˈcomplicated adjective

(negative uncomplicated) difficult to understand. complicated instructions. gekompliseerd, ingewikkeld مُعَقَّد сложен complicado složitý, komplikovaný kompliziert kompliceret; indviklet περίπλοκοςcomplicado keeruline پیچیده؛ بغرنج monimutkainen com- pliqué מסובך पेचिदा, कठिन zamršen, kompliciran, složen bonyolult sulit dipahami flókinn complicato 複雑な 복잡한 painus, neaiškus sarežģīts; komplicēts merumitkan gecompliceerdkomplisert, innviklet, floketskomplikowany مغلق complicado complicat сложный komplikovaný zapleten komplikovan komplicerad, krånglig ยากที่จะเข้าใจ zor, komplike 難懂的 складний; заплутаний پیچیدہ ، مخلوط phức tạp 难懂的

ˌcompliˈcation noun

1. something making a situation etc more difficult. Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication. bemoeiliking, moeite تَعْقيد، شَيءٌ مُعَقَّد сложност complicação komplikace die Erschwerung komplikation; indviklethed κτ. που περιπλέκει ή επιβαρύνει μια κατάσταση complicación komplikatsioon پیچیدگی hankaluus complicationסיבוך उलझन zaplet, komplikacija bonyodalom kesulitan atriði/atvik sem eykur vanda eða gerir mál flóknara complicazione 複雑 복잡화 apsunkinimas komplikācija; sarežģījums keadaan yang rumit complicatiekomplikasjon, forviklingkomplikacja مغلق complicação complicaţie сложность komplikácia težava komplikacija komplikation, krångel การทำให้ยาก engel, sorun 使情況變複雜的因素 складність الجھاؤ tình trạng phức tạp 复杂的情况

2. a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse. bemoeiliking, verswarend تَعْقيدات، صُعوبات усложнение complicação komplikace die Komplikation komplikation επιπλοκήcomplicación tüsistus عارضه؛ اشکال komplikaatio complicationהסתבכות बीमारी में उलझाव zaplet, komplikacija szövődmény komplikasi aukakvilli complicazione 合併症 합병증 komplikacija komplikācija komplikasi complicatiekomplikasjon, forverringpowikłanie ستونزه complicação complicaţie осложнение komplikácia komplikacija komplikacija komplikation โรคแทรกซ้อน komplikasyon, yeni sorun 併發症 ускладнення مشکل حالات پیدا ہونا biến chứng 并发症

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complicate

v. complicar.

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