Question 1 · Quick check
complicate
CEFRB1
/ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/
verb · adjective
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To make something more difficult or confusing.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo coexist with (another disease) creating a complication.
Examples
Don't complicate the problem by raising new issues.
Don't complicate yourself in issues that are beyond the scope of your understanding.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈkɒmplɪkət/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo involve in a convoluted matter.
To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
adjective
Extra meaningComplex, complicated.
More examples
In contextJohn has been complicated in the affair by new tapes that surfaced.
The DA has made every effort to complicate me in the scandal.
That'll complicate matters more.
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Origin
verb
First attested in the early 17ᵗʰ century; borrowed from Latin complicātus, perfect passive participle of complicō (“to fold together”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + plicō (“to fold, weave, knit”); see plaid, and compare complex. See also Middle English complicate (“involved”).