complicate

complicate
v. /kom"pli kayt'/; adj. /kom"pli kit/, v., complicated, complicating, adj.
v.t.
1. to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
adj.
2. complex; involved.
3. Entomol. folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects.
[1615-25; < L complicatus (ptp. of complicare to fold together), equiv. to com- COM- + -plic- (comb. form of *plecare to fold, akin to plecti to PLAIT; see COMPLEX) + -atus -ATE1]

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  • Complicate — Com pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Complicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complicating}.] To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult. [1913 Webster] Nor can his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • complicate — (v.) 1620s, to intertwine (earlier as a pp. adjective, early 15c.), from L. complicatus folded together; confused, intricate, pp. of complicare (see COMPLICATION (Cf. complication)). Meaning to make more complex is recorded from 1832, from… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • complicate — ► VERB 1) make more intricate or confusing. 2) Medicine introduce complications in (an existing condition). ORIGIN Latin complicare fold together …   English terms dictionary

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  • complicate */*/ — UK [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt] / US [ˈkɑmplɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms complicate : present tense I/you/we/they complicate he/she/it complicates present participle complicating past tense complicated past participle complicated 1) to make something… …   English dictionary

  • complicate — 1. verb a) To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult. Dont complicate yourself in issues that are beyond the scope of your education. b) to expose involvement… …   Wiktionary

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