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com⋅pli⋅cate

  [v. kom-pli-keyt; adj. kom-pli-kit] verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing, adjective
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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; < L complicātus (ptp. of complicāre to fold together), equiv. to com- com- + -plic- (comb. form of *plecāre to fold, akin to plectī to plait; see complex ) + -ātus -ate 1

com⋅pli⋅cat⋅ed

  [kom-pli-key-tid]
–adjective
1. composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
2. difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem.
Origin:
1640–50; complicate + -ed 2

Related forms:
com⋅pli⋅cat⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
com⋅pli⋅cat⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. involved, tangled, knotty.
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un·com·pli·cat·ed   (ŭn-kŏm'plĭ-kā'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Not complex or involved; simple: found an uncomplicated solution to the problem.

  2. Not involving medical complications.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: com·pli·cate
Pronunciation: 'käm-pl&-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed;-cat·ing
: to cause to be more complex or severe complicated by bacterial infection>

Main Entry: com·pli·cat·ed
Function: adjective
of a bone fracture : characterized by injury to nearby parts

Main Entry: un·com·pli·cat·ed
Pronunciation: "&n-'käm-pl&-"kAt-&d
Function: adjective
: not involving or markedby complications <uncomplicated peptic ulcer> uncomplicated —M. A. Baumann et al>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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