complicated
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plɪˌkeɪ adjective
1.
composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
2.
difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem.
Related forms
com·pli·cat·ed·ly, adverb
com·pli·cat·ed·ness, noun
un·com·pli·cat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
2. involved, tangled, knotty.
2. involved, tangled, knotty.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
adjective
2.
complex; involved.
3.
Entomology. folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects.
Origin:
1615–25; < Latin complicātus (past participle of complicāre to fold together), equivalent to com- com- + -plic- (combining form of *plecāre to fold, akin to plectī to plait; see complex) + -ātus -ate1
1615–25; < Latin complicātus (past participle of complicāre to fold together), equivalent to com- com- + -plic- (combining form of *plecāre to fold, akin to plectī to plait; see complex) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
o·ver·com·pli·cate, verb (used with object), o·ver·com·pli·cat·ed, o·ver·com·pli·cat·ing.
pre·com·pli·cate, verb (used with object), pre·com·pli·cat·ed, pre·com·pli·cat·ing.
re·com·pli·cate, verb (used with object), re·com·pli·cat·ed, re·com·pli·cat·ing.
un·com·pli·cate, verb (used with object), un·com·pli·cat·ed, un·com·pli·cat·ing.
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World English Dictionary
| complicate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become complex |
| —adj | |
| 2. | biology folded on itself: a complicate leaf |
| 3. | a less common word for complicated |
| [C17: from Latin complicāre to fold together, from plicāre to fold] | |
complicated (ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyse | |
| 'complicatedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'complicatedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
complicated
1640s, "tangled," from pp. adj. of complicate. Fig. meaning "not easy to solve, intricate, confused, difficult to unravel" is from 1650s.
complicate
1620s, "to intertwine," from L. complicatus, pp. of complicare (see complication). Meaning "to make more complex" is recorded from 1832. Related: Complicating (1691).
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Example sentences
Psychology often takes simple behavioral data and tries to make it more complicated and sophisticated.
Improving yeast-ethanol tolerance is difficult because it is a complicated trait involving many genes.
That's because athletes need to make complicated decisions in a flash.
Goldman's simple algorithm is based on a complicated methodology.
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