complicate

[US]/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
[UK]/ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. make something more intricate or complex

Example Sentences

smoking may complicate pregnancy.

a complicated stereo system.

a long and complicated saga.

Don't complicate life for me!

a complicated piece of machinery

disentangle a complicated knot

spy into a complicated criminal case

Is your problem that complicated?

This is a novel with a complicated plot.

These events will greatly complicate the situation.

There is no need to complicate matters.

increased choice will complicate matters for the consumer.

complicated by intercurrent infection with other microbes.

The simple plan evolved into a complicated scheme.

The complicated language fogs the real issues.

A flower has quite a complicated structure.

the eye, a complicated organ;

It all sounds terribly involved and complicated.

Real-world Examples

The issue has been complicated by Europe's migrant crisis.

Source: VOA Standard Speed Compilation June 2016

Also notice that these expressions somewhat complicate our equation.

Source: GRE Math Preparation Guide

Torrential rain in Brazil, the largest, has complicated shipping.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Is that relationship being complicated by the government's response here?

Source: NPR News August 2016 Compilation

The massive evacuation has been complicated by the battle to curb coronavirus.

Source: BBC Listening May 2020 Collection

But I wonder does this complicate U.S.-South Africa relations at this time?

Source: NPR News May 2016 Compilation

Everybody has been awaiting it very anxiously. How does this complicate things?

Source: NPR News February 2020 Compilation

So this bombing certainly complicates that tremendously.

Source: NPR News February 2016 Compilation

Rows over aircraft emissions will further complicate the debate.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Sources tell the AP that Ali's Parkinson's disease is complicating his condition.

Source: AP Listening June 2016 Collection

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