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complicate

[ verb kom-pli-keyt; adjective kom-pli-kit ]

verb (used with object)

complicated, complicating.
  1. to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult:

    His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.



adjective

  1. complex; involved.
  2. Entomology. folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects.

complicate

verb

  1. to make or become complex
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. biology folded on itself

    a complicate leaf

  2. a less common word for complicated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ··dz··ٱ verb (used with object) overcomplicated overcomplicating
  • ·dz··ٱ verb (used with object) precomplicated precomplicating
  • ·dz··ٱ verb (used with object) recomplicated recomplicating
  • ܲ·dz··ٱ verb (used with object) uncomplicated uncomplicating
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Word History and Origins

Origin of complicate1

1615–25; < Latin dzٳܲ (past participle of dz to fold together), equivalent to com- com- + -plic- (combining form of * to fold, akin to 𳦳ī to plait; complex ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of complicate1

C17: from Latin dz to fold together, from to fold
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Example Sentences

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She added she still feels the same way today, to an extent, but that things had "gotten a little more complicated" as she had gotten older regarding "inflammation and health stuff."

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"But the logistics of this are all very, very complicated, not least trying to figure out everyone's sleep schedules!"

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Seton Hunt told jurors that this was not a complicated case.

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Like many lapsed Catholics, my relationship to the Church is complicated.

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But, he continued, the matter of how long to sign for was complicated by the cycle of broadcasting rights for matches.

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