Definitions for complicate
ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; -kɪtcom·pli·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. complicate, perplexverb

   make more complicated

   "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

2. complicate, refine, rarify, elaborateverb

   make more complex, intricate, or richer

   "refine a design or pattern"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. complicateverb

   To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult.

   Don't complicate yourself in issues that are beyond the scope of your education.

2. complicateverb

   to expose involvement in a convoluted matter.

3. complicateadjective

   Intertwined.

4. complicateadjective

   Complex, complicated.

5. Etymology: From complicatus, past participle of complicare, from com- + plicare; see plaid, and compare complex

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Complicateadjective

   Compounded of a multiplicity of parts.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   What pleasure would felicitate his spirit, if he could grasp all in a survey; as a painter runs over a complicate piece wrought by Titian or Raphael. Isaac Watts, Improv. of the Mind.

2. To COMPLICATEverb

   Etymology: complico, Latin.

   1. To entangle one with another; to join.

   Though the particular actions of war are complicate in fact, yet they are separate and distinct in right. Francis Bacon.

   In case our offence against God hath been complicated with injury to men, we should make restitution. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   When the disease is complicated with other diseases, one must consider that which is most dangerous. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

   There are a multitude of human actions, which have so many complicated circumstances, aspects, and situations, with regard to time and place, persons and things, that it is impossible for any one to pass a right judgment concerning them, without entering into most of these circumstances. Isaac Watts.

   2. To unite by involution of parts one in another.

   Commotion in the parts may make them apply themselves one to another, or complicate and dispose them after the manner requisite to make them stick. Robert Boyle, History of Firmness.

   3. To form by complication; to form by the union of several parts into one integral.

   Dreadful was the din
   Of hissing through the hall! thick swarming now
   With complicated monsters, head and tail. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   A man, an army, the universe, are complicated of various simple ideas, or complex ideas made up of simple ones. John Locke.

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1. complicate

   To complicate means to make something more difficult to understand, analyze, or deal with by introducing various elements, factors, or details. It can also refer to causing additional problems or issues in an already challenging situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Complicateadjective

   composed of two or more parts united; complex; complicated; involved

2. Complicateadjective

   folded together, or upon itself, with the fold running lengthwise

3. Complicateverb

   to fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult

4. Etymology: [L. complicatus, p. p. of complicare to fold together. See Complex.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Complicate

   kom′pli-kāt, v.t. to twist or plait together: to render complex: to entangle.—adj. complex: involved.—n. Com′plicacy, the quality or state of being complicated.—adj. Com′plicated, intricate, confused.—n. Complicā′tion, an intricate blending or entanglement.—adj. Com′plicative, tending to complicate.—Complicated fracture, a fracture where there is some other injury (e.g. a flesh wound not communicating with the fracture, a dislocation, a rupture of a large blood-vessel); Complication of diseases, a number of diseases present at the same time. [L. com, together, and plicāre, -ātum, to fold.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Complicate

   longitudinally laid in folds: intricate as opposed to simple.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of complicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of complicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of complicate in a Sentence

1. Fitch Ratings analyst:

   And the fact that the company is still in a complex, litigious bankruptcy could complicate matters.

2. Paul Ryan:

   Obviously we’re in favor of repealing the individual mandate, but we didn’t want to needlessly complicate the passage of tax reform, so we want to see the Senate go first and see if they can get that done and then we’ll discuss whether or not it gets included at the end [in conference].

3. Alan Adkins:

   The UK referendum result could complicate some banks' plans because the extent to which they will be able to service EU customers from UK entities going forward is now less clear.

4. Josh Holmes:

   In a difficult election cycle like this one, Kelly Loeffler really need candidates to avoid making selfish decisions that further complicate Kelly Loeffler party's ability to win, clearly that didn't happen in Georgia.

5. Josh Holmes:

   The great irony of Democrats celebrating fissures amongst Republicans in recent years is that historically they're much less capable of confronting the extreme elements within their party than the GOP, now we're watching several years of pent-up liberal aggression about to spill into divisive primaries that will undoubtedly complicate things considerably for their Senate chances.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=complicate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Complicate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=complicate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complicate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=complicate
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=complicate
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=complicate