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Complicate Complicated Verb ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt I Task Matters

Word3 complicate
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/ /ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt/
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  • i do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary.
  • to complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock.
  • the issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing.
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complicate

(verb)/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/ /ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt/

    Verb Forms

  1. to make something more difficult to do, understand or deal with
    • I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary.
    • To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock.
    • The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing.

    Extra Examples

    • These events will greatly complicate the situation.
    • The situation is further complicated by the language difficulties.
    • This latest bloodshed greatly complicates efforts to bring peace to the region.

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘combine, entangle, intertwine’): from Latin complicat- ‘folded together’, from the verb complicare, from com- ‘together’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
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