complicate
pronunciation
How to pronounce complicate in British English:
UK [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt]
How to pronounce complicate in American English:
US [ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt]
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- Verb:
- make more complicated
- make more complex, intricate, or richer
Word Origin
- complicate
- complicate: see ply
- complicate (v.)
- 1620s, "to intertwine" (as a past participle adjective, early 15c.), from Latin complicatus "folded together; confused, intricate," past participle of complicare (see complication). Meaning "to make more complex" is recorded from 1832, from earlier sense "to combine in a complex way" (17c.). Related: Complicated; complicating.
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Example
- 1. In any case , these situations complicate human relations .
- 2. But it could complicate the criminal prosecution .
- 3. Competing visions and expectations complicate china-us ties .
- 4. I think a lot of us still over complicate happiness .
- 5. The human mind wants to complicate .