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 Related formso·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.