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   complicate

   /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) more complicated: "increased choice will complicate matters for the consumer"
   • ▪ introduce complications in (an existing condition): "smoking may complicate pregnancy"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘combine, entangle, intertwine’): from Latin complicat- ‘folded together’, from the verb complicare, from com- ‘together’ + plicare ‘to fold’.

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   COMPLICATE definition: 1. to make something more difficult to deal with, do, or understand: 2. If one illness complicates…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of COMPLICATE is to make complex or difficult. How to use complicate in a sentence.

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   Complicate definition: to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult. See examples of COMPLICATE used in a sentence.

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   COMPLICATE meaning: 1. to make something more difficult to deal with, do, or understand: 2. If one illness complicates…. Learn more.

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   To complicate things is to make them more complex, confusing, or difficult. So if you've already accepted two party invitations for Saturday night, don't complicate the situation by accepting a third.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › complicatecomplicate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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.

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   To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.