complicate

Meanings

• verb

  Make something unnecessarily complex or difficult to understand.

• verb

  Make something more complex or intricate.

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Synonyms

embroil , entangle , intricate , mire , mix up

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with complicate
complicate , complexate , compile , compileate , conciliate , contemplate , copulate , correlate , compilement , complaisance , complot , compliments , compline , complotment , complicate's , complicate's , complicate's , complicate's

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Variants

List of all variants of complicate that leads to same result
complicate , complicated , complicates , complicating , complicate matters

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Etymology

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From Latin complicare ‘entwine, entangle, complicate’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'complicate' comes from the Latin word 'complicare', which means 'to entwine' or 'to entangle'.

2. The term 'complicate' is often used in medicine to describe the worsening of a medical condition or the addition of new symptoms or complications.

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Related Concepts

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1. complexity: The state of being intricate or difficult to understand or deal with.

2. simplify: To make something simpler or easier to understand.

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Culture

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In literature, 'complicate' is often used to describe characters or plots that are intricately designed or difficult to understand. In music, a 'complicated' piece may require advanced skills to perform.

How to Memorize "complicate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a complex puzzle or a tangled ball of yarn to represent the meaning of 'complicate'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'complicate' with the word 'complex' or 'intricate'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'C-O-M-P-L-I-C-A-T-E: Complexity, Overly Making, Problems, Lots of Intricacies, Complicatedly Tangled, Excessively' to remember the meaning of 'complicate'.

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