Complicate

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  • transitive & intransitive verb . To make or become complex or perplexing.
  • transitive & intransitive verb . To twist or become twisted together.
  • adjective. Complex, intricate, and involved.
  • adjective. Folded longitudinally one or several times, as certain leaves or the wings of some insects.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Composed of interconnected parts; complex.
  • Intricate; involved.
  • In botany, folded upon itself: as, a complicate embryo: same as conduplicate.
  • In entomology, folded longitudinally once or several times, as the wings of wasps, the posterior wings of grasshoppers, etc.
  • To render complex or intricate; fold or twist together; entangle; intertwine; interweave; involve: as, to complicate matters, he was suddenly taken ill.
  • To form by combination of parts or elements; combine; compound.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Composed of two or more parts united; complex; complicated; involved.
  • adjective. Folded together, or upon itself, with the fold running lengthwise.
  • transitive verb. To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult.
  • verb. to expose involvement in a convoluted matter.
  • adjective. Intertwined.
  • adjective. Complex, complicated.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. make more complicated
  • verb. make more complex, intricate, or richer
  • Word Usage
    "What all of these data make clear, and future studies are sure to further complicate, is that the simplistic association of "intelligent" with "atheist" is not backed by the evidence."
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