complicate
[ verb kom-pli-keyt; adjective kom-pli-kit ]
/ verb ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; adjective ˈkɒm plɪ kɪt /
verb (used with object), com·pli·cat·ed, com·pli·cat·ing.
to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
adjective
complex; involved.
Entomology.
folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects.
Origin of complicate
OTHER WORDS FROM complicate
o·ver·com·pli·cate, verb (used with object), o·ver·com·pli·cat·ed, o·ver·com·pli·cat·ing. pre·com·pli·cate, verb (used with object), pre·com·pli·cat·ed, pre·com·pli·cat·ing. re·com·pli·cate, verb (used with object), re·com·pli·cat·ed, re·com·pli·cat·ing. un·com·pli·cate, verb (used with object), un·com·pli·cat·ed, un·com·pli·cat·ing.Words nearby complicate
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Definition for uncomplicated (2 of 2)
complicated
[ kom-pli-key-tid ]
/ ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪ tɪd /
adjective
composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem.
Origin of complicated
First recorded in 1640–50;
complicate +
-ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM complicated
com·pli·cat·ed·ly, adverb com·pli·cat·ed·ness, noun un·com·pli·cat·ed, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for uncomplicated
British Dictionary definitions for uncomplicated (1 of 3)
uncomplicated
/ (ʌnˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd) /
adjective
not complicated; simple
British Dictionary definitions for uncomplicated (2 of 3)
complicate
verb (ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt)
to make or become complex
adjective (ˈkɒmplɪkɪt)
biology
folded on itself
a complicate leaf
a less common word for complicated
Word Origin for complicate
C17: from Latin
complicāre to fold together, from
plicāre to fold
British Dictionary definitions for uncomplicated (3 of 3)
complicated
/ (ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪtɪd) /
adjective
made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyse