complicate
to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
complex; involved.
Entomology. folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects.
Origin of complicate
1Other words from complicate
- 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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How to use complicate in a sentence
That conflict also complicates finding our place in the cosmic network.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens | Matthew R. Francis | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, as it happens, he also grows quite fond of her, which complicates matters considerably.
Emma Stone and Colin Firth on Woody Allen, Shrinkage, and Live-Texting ‘Bridget Jones’ | Marlow Stern | July 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd as you can imagine, with a plot development like that, it only complicates matters.
‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Spills on the Midseason Premiere’s Big Plot Twist | Andrew Romano | August 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe transgender quality of the choice complicates its popularity potential.
North West: Behind Kim and Kanye’s Odd Baby Name Choice | Pamela Redmond Satran/Nameberry, Linda Rosenkrantz | June 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe presence of Hamad Amar on the slate of Yisrael Beiteinu complicates matters somewhat.
Evil complicates, by one knows not what hydra-headed monstrosity, the vast, cosmic whole.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoThis factional struggle greatly complicates every revolutionary movement.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinThe matter in my mind complicates itself with the question of a universal ego.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 | William JamesThe question which complicates the decision is: When did Columbus consider his sailor's life to have ended?
"Yes, the lack of an It complicates games very much," said the ex-Pirate.
Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for complicate
to make or become complex
Origin of complicate
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