Complicate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make more complicated

make more complex, intricate, or richer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌlbɚt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪstənsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪstənsɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌlbɚt/.

Examples

There was a new development that complicated the matter
refine a design or pattern

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

refine elaborate perplex rarify

Antonyms

simplify

Parts of Speech

verb	make more complicated “There was a new development that complicated the matter”
verb	make more complex, intricate, or richer “refine a design or pattern”

Word Forms

complication	noun	any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease
elaboration	noun	the result of improving something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

komplizieren

komplizierter machen

🇫🇷French

compliquer

rendre plus compliqué

🇪🇸Spanish

complicar

hacer más complicado

🇮🇹Italian

complicare

rendere più complicato

🇳🇱Dutch

compliceren

ingewikkelder maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

complicar

tornar mais complicado

🇷🇺Russian

усложнять

сделать более сложным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जटिल

और अधिक जटिल बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

জটিল

আরো জটিল করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கலாக்கும்

மேலும் சிக்கலாக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లిష్టతరం చేస్తాయి

మరింత క్లిష్టంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्लिष्ट

अधिक क्लिष्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જટિલ

વધુ જટિલ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸು

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സങ്കീർണ്ണമാക്കുക

കൂടുതൽ സങ്കീർണ്ണമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ

ਹੋਰ ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ ਬਣਾਉਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچیدہ

مزید پیچیدہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

使复杂化

使更复杂

🇯🇵Japanese

複雑にする

さらに複雑にする

🇰🇷Korean

복잡하다

더 복잡하게 만들어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm phức tạp

làm phức tạp hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ซับซ้อน

ทำให้ซับซ้อนมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyulitkan

membuat lebih rumit

🇵🇭Filipino

kumplikado

gawing mas kumplikado

🇲🇾Malay

merumitkan

membuat lebih rumit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعقيد

جعل أكثر تعقيدا

🇮🇷Persian

پیچیده کردن

پیچیده تر کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

karmaşık

daha karmaşık hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַבֵּך

לעשות יותר מסובך

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The primary meaning of 'complicate' is 'make more complicated'.

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'complicate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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