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Complicate

Complicate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Complicate? [v] make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" [v] make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Complicate: elaborate \| perplex \| rarify \| refine Related Terms \| Find terms related to Complicate: accelerate \| add \| adjoin \| affix \| agglutinate \| aggravate \| annex \| append \| attach \| ball up \| beef up \| blow up \| burden \| concentrate \| condense \| confound \| confuse \| conjoin \| consolidate \| decorate \| deepen \| derange \| disarrange \| disorder \| double \| embrangle \| encumber \| enhance \| entangle \| exacerbate \| exaggerate \| foul up \| garble \| glue on \| heat up \| heighten \| hitch on \| hop up \| hot up \| implicate \| infix \| intensify \| involve \| jazz up \| join with \| jumble \| key up \| knot \| louse up \| magnify \| make complex \| make unintelligible \| mess up \| mix up \| muck \| muck up \| muddle \| mystify \| obfuscate \| obscure \| ornament \| paste on \| perplex \| plus \| postfix \| prefix \| put with \| ramify \| ravel \| redouble \| reinforce \| saddle with \| scramble \| screw up \| shadow \| sharpen \| slap on \| snafu \| snarl \| snarl up \| soup up \| step up \| strengthen \| subjoin \| suffix \| superadd \| superpose \| tack on \| tag \| tag on \| tangle \| triple \| unite with \| upset \| whet See Also \| alter \| change \| complexify \| develop \| embrangle \| involve \| snarl \| snarl up \| sophisticate Complicate In Webster's Dictionary \Com"plicate\, a. [L. complicatus, p. p. of complicare to fold together. See {Complex}.] 1. Composed of two or more parts united; complex; complicated; involved. How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful is man! --Young. 2. (Bot.) Folded together, or upon itself, with the fold running lengthwise. \Com"plicate\, 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. Nor can his complicated sinews fail. --Young. Avarice and luxury very often become one complicated principle of action. --Addison. When the disease is complicated with other diseases. --Arbuthnot.

Complicate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Complicate?

[v] make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
[v] make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Complicate: elaborate | perplex | rarify | refine

Complicate In Webster's Dictionary

\Com"pli*cate\, a. [L. complicatus, p. p. of
complicare to fold together. See {Complex}.]
1. Composed of two or more parts united; complex;
   complicated; involved.

         How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How
         complicate, how wonderful is man!     --Young.

2. (Bot.) Folded together, or upon itself, with the fold
   running lengthwise.


\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.

      Nor can his complicated sinews fail.     --Young.

      Avarice and luxury very often become one complicated
      principle of action.                     --Addison.

      When the disease is complicated with other diseases.
                                               --Arbuthnot.

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