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- DictionaryCom·pli·cate/ˈkämpləˌkāt/
verb
- 1. make (something) more difficult or confusing by causing it to be more complex: "middlemen can complicate the process"
complicate something to make something more difficult to do, understand or deal with. I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary. To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock. The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing. Extra Examples.
3 days ago · verb. To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with. What complicates the issue is the burden of history. [VERB noun] The day's events, he said, would only complicate the task of the peacekeeping forces. [VERB noun] To complicate matters further, everybody's vitamin requirements vary. [VERB noun]
The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing. Definition of complicate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of complicate – Learner’s Dictionary. complicate. verb [ T ] uk / ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt / us. to make something more difficult to deal with or understand: These new regulations just complicate matters further. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.
Add to word list. to make something more difficult to deal with or understand: These new regulations just complicate matters further. (Definition of complicate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
v.t. to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction. adj. complex; involved. Insects [ Entomol.]folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects.
To make or become intricate, difficult, or involved. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To expose involvement in a convoluted matter. John has been complicated in the affair by new tapes that surfaced. The DA has made every effort to complicate me in the scandal. Wiktionary. Synonyms: rarify. refine. elaborate. perplex. troublesome. puzzle.
