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complicate English

Meaning complicate meaning

What does complicate mean?
Definitions in simple English

complicate Verb

— If you complicate a task, you make it difficult to do. My job is harder. They have complicated it by making me answer the telephone, too. — If you complicate an explanation, you make it difficult to understand. Just tell me the facts. Please don't complicate the account with unnecessary details.

complicate

— verb make more complicated There was a new development that complicated the matter — verb (= refine) make more complex, intricate, or richer refine a design or pattern

Synonyms complicate synonyms

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complicate English » English

confuse make difficult aggravate tangle entangle perplex obstruct mix involve be complex turn into a mess spoil refine rarify puzzle muddle knead jumble hinder enmesh embarrass elaborate complexify worsen web twist trouble to be complex throw into confusion tangled stymy stymie strengthen sophisticate ruin pleach mystify mix up make worse make hard knot kink interweave impede hamper exacerbate entwine encumber embroil disorder

Topics complicate topics

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Physical actions Arrange

Simple, complicated

  • What words refer to making something more complicated?
    complicate

Conjugation complicate conjugation

How do you conjugate complicate?

complicate · verb

Examples complicate examples

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Simple sentences

Don't complicate your life.
That'll complicate matters more.
Don't complicate the matter.
You just complicate the argument when you split hairs that way.

Movie subtitles

I've got enough troubles without a love affair to complicate things.
Why do people complicate their lives so, Martha?
It was more in his nature to complicate his life.
That's gonna complicate things a bit.
Yes, I know, so let's not complicate it any more.
And so now Dr Luther had three inadequate personalities to complicate and confuse his search for one stable and complete woman, all of whom continued to live, so to speak, their own separate lives.
I complicate things enough.
Why complicate life?
That does complicate the problem, doesn't it?
Don't complicate my life.
Don't complicate my fever.
Don't complicate my life right now.
I didn't bring it up because I thought it would complicate.
And it will complicate things.
Lacenaire doesn't complicate his life over a woman.
I suppose that does complicate matters.
I guess that does rather complicate it.
It was not his style. It was more in his nature to complicate his life.
Do not complicate matters.
You always complicate things. It's a bad habit.
In politics we are often forced to complicate things to simplify them.
Listen, let's not complicate things.
And to complicate matters, an old aunt of mine died the other day.
I thought you didn't complicate things.
Oh, that does complicate the problem, doesn't it?
Well, you don't have to complicate it. Actually, it's quite simple.
Why do you always complicate things that are really quite simple?
Don't complicate things.
Susy, don't complicate things.
Why complicate it?
His suicide might complicate matters for the worst.
I don't know why she's got to complicate everything.
Why's she got to complicate it?
No need to complicate anything, Bibu.
It will only complicate things.

News and current affairs

All of this serves to complicate an imperative that is relevant not just to governments, but also to companies and individuals that must adapt to changing circumstances by upgrading their structures, procedures, skills, and mindsets.
When European corporations outsource labor-intensive manufacturing to low-cost countries but keep the rest of the production process in Europe, they greatly complicate matters for anyone trying to evaluate the economics of trade defense.
To generate freedom, rules put obstacles in the way of the ball and complicate its movement.
Such strategies complicate rural politics by producing a highly contentious dual power structure that pits party secretaries and village committee chiefs against one another.
Needless to say, demographic transitions, commodity constraints, and geopolitical uncertainties complicate all of this.
The best guideline is to not permit disagreements to spill over and complicate or infect the relationship.
Others, however, are useless and only complicate further an already complex and problematic situation.
Nonetheless, some aspects of Chinese behavior remain unsettling and complicate our relationship.
Israel is divided on how to deal with Hamas, which will also complicate the start of peace talks.
To complicate matters further, the Islamic world is in a period of religious experimentation.
To be sure, such a move would significantly complicate negotiations.
Turkish politics - ranging from human rights abuses to Islamic fundamentalism to deep-rooted corruption - complicate matters even more.
Military intervention would merely further complicate the issue, while creating new layers of conflict in our region and beyond.
Post-election shifts in the composition of coalitions could complicate the situation, making governance even more difficult.
Sometimes we dissidents were not invited, but received an apology, and sometimes we were invited, but did not accept the invitation so as not to complicate the lives of our courageous diplomat friends.
But even the ECB cannot be indifferent to the risks of appreciation, because a strong euro may seriously complicate economic adjustment in countries like Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Ireland.
Growth is anemic, unemployment is high, and new investment has fallen off dramatically - all of which complicate already-difficult financial, social, and political conditions.
Despite numerous difficulties, recovery from that earthquake was faster than expected: there was no tsunami to complicate matters, and rebuilding efforts could be focused on buildings that had collapsed in the earthquake.
Moreover, European sales of high-tech dual-use products that complicate America's security role in Asia is bound to create friction.
The summit is likely to generate an agreement and positive media coverage, but northern Muslim members of parliament could complicate efforts to implement the deal.
To complicate matters, the lag works in both directions.
At home, too, massive distrust will further complicate an inherently difficult task.
The end of President Alvaro Uribe's re-election bid in Colombia will complicate life for the Caracas caudillo, removing a pretext for his own perpetuation in power.
But, in a world where China links its currency to the dollar at an under-valued parity, the dollar's depreciation risks major global economic damage that will further complicate recovery from the current worldwide recession.
Making common cause with the nationalists in policy matters will complicate the question of how best to deal with their constitutional aspirations.

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