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1 complicate
'komplikeit(to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) komplisere, gjøre innviklet/floket- complicationkomplisereIverb \/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt\/komplisere, gjøre (mer) innvikletIIadj. \/ˈkɒmplɪkət\/1) komplisert, innviklet2) ( biologi) sammenfoldet på langs
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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
complicate — verb ADVERB ▪ enormously, greatly, seriously, significantly ▪ These events will greatly complicate the situation. ▪ further PHRASES … Collocations dictionary
complicate — verb (T) 1 to make a problem or situation more difficult: The situation is complicated by the fact that I ve got to work late on Friday. | to complicate matters/things: Just to complicate things, the car has broken down! 2 (usually passive) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
complicate — verb (t) /ˈkɒmpləkeɪt / (say kompluhkayt) (complicated, complicating) 1. to make complex, intricate, or involved: *To complicate matters though, the old vineyards are fairly mixed so that the Cabernet vineyards have quite a proportion of Malbec… …
complicate — I verb aggravate, bedevil, befoul, confound, confuse, dislocate, disorganize, embroil, encumber, entangle, exacerbate, implicate, intensify, involve, jumble, knot, make intricate, make worse, mix up, muddle, obfuscate, obscure, perplex, perturb,… … Law dictionary
complicate — verb involvement with Adam could only complicate her life Syn: make (more) difficult, make complicated, mix up, confuse, muddle; informal mess up, screw up, snarl up Ant: simplify … Thesaurus of popular words
complicate — verb Syn: make (more) difficult, make complicated, mix up, confuse, muddle, compound Ant: simplify … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
complicate — [[t]kɒ̱mplɪkeɪt[/t]] complicates, complicating, complicated VERB To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with. [V n] What complicates the issue is the burden of history... [V n] The day s events, he said,… … English dictionary
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
complicate — com|pli|cate [ kamplı,keıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to make something more difficult to deal with or understand: Let s not complicate matters by introducing any more restrictions. 2. ) to make a medical condition more dangerous or difficult to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English