complicate
ESL vocabulary CEFR |C1|IELTS vocabularycom‧pli‧cate /ˈkɒmpləkeɪt, ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt $ ˈkɑːm-/ verb [transitive]
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پیچیده کردن، پیچیدن، بغرنج کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordscomplicate[verb]Synonyms: make difficult, confuse, entangle, involve, muddle, ravel
Antonyms: simplify
Contrasted words: arrange, order, disentangle, straighten (out), untangle
Related Words: jumble,
snafu,
derange,
disarrange,
disorder,
mix up,
upset [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarycom‧pli‧cate /ˈkɒmpləkeɪt, ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt $ ˈkɑːm-/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: verb:
complicate;
noun:
complication;
adjective:
complicated ≠
UNCOMPLICATED]
[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of complicare, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + plicare 'to fold']
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 further, differences exist as regards legal systems, trade customs, and language.2. [usually passive] to make an illness worse:
a heart condition complicated by pneumonia [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationscomplicate verb ADV. enormously, greatly These events will greatly complicate the situation.
further PHRASES be complicated by the fact that The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲