intricateadj.n.

/ˈɪntrɪkət/

Forms: (In Middle English interkat.)

Etymology: < Latin intrīcātus, past participle of intrīcāre to entangle, perplex, embarrass, < in- (in- prefix³) + trīcae trifles, toys, quirks, tricks, perplexities, trīcārī to raise difficulties, play tricks.

A. adj.

a. Perplexingly entangled or involved; interwinding in a complicated manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > [adjective]

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warpled1897

pretzelled1938

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > coiling or twisting together > coiled or twisted together

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entrailing1885

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Ep. Ded. The words them selues being so auncient, the knitting of them so short and intricate.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 569 The wonderful intricat winding of the serpents, clasping and knitting them about.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 190 Wrestling amongst intricate paths of Rockes: two..broke their neckes.

a1667 A. Cowley Wish in Wks. (1711) III. 43 Tho' he sit upon the Place of Judgment with a learned Face Intricate as the Law.

a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 78 From this place you proceed in an intricate way amongst Hills and Valleys.

1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. iii. 54 At the end of one of those intricate and narrow lanes.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters 1 Mount Saint Helena..looks down on much green, intricate country.

b. Entomology. Of markings; see quot. 1826.

ΚΠ

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 274 Intricate. When depressions or elevations so run into each other as to be difficult to trace.

2. Of thoughts, conceptions, statements, etc.: Perplexingly involved or complicated in meaning; entangled; obscure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective]

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diffusive1709

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out-of-focus1891

unplumbable1895

inenubilable1903

non-transparent1939

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > complex

intricate?a1500

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involuteda1910

a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Lamb l. 2722 in Poems (1981) 101 O man of law, let be thy subteltie, With nice gimpis and fraudis intricait.

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i. Pref. sig. A j^v/1 Fyndyng oure treatye so dyuerse and so long, and sume tyme such wyse intrycate that my self could not wythout labour call it orderly to mind.

c1599 Life T. More in C. Wordsworth Eccl. Biogr. (1810) II. 62 Now is the common-lawe of this realme so intricate..as it would requier a whole and entire man, all his life tyme..to come to anye excellencie therein.

1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 95 He..could clear The doubts that puzzle the strong working brain, And make the intricat'st anigmas plain.

1721 E. Young Revenge ii. i Give me your maze Of gloomy thought, and intricate design.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 25 According to the intricate and subtle rule which was then in force.

†3. = intricated adj. Const. with, in. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective] > entangled, trapped

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greedy1590

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on the nail1810

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Qi Be thou neuer..intricat, busyed or troubled in the defautes or offences of other.

1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. g i They kepe none of all the thre [vows] With mundane affections intricate.

†B. n.

Something intricate; an intricacy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or complexity > instance of

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complicacy1849

1664 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. (new ed.) 127 Satan..labours to puzzle him [sc. the Christian] with nice..questions,..that meeting with such intricates in his Christian course..he may be made, either to give over, or go on heavily.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

intricatev.

/ˈɪntrɪkeɪt/

Forms: Also 1500s en-.

Etymology: < Latin intrīcāt-, participial stem of intrīcāre to entangle: see intricate adj. Compare entrike v.

Now rare.

1. transitive. To render intricate; to make (a thing) involved or obscure; to complicate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [verb (transitive)] > make difficult or complex

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encumber1561

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impester1601

daedalizea1618

entangle1672

intriguea1677

embarrass1684

complicate1832

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)] > make complex

entrike?c1425

intricate1564

unsimplify1858

1564 Briefe Exam. A ij Such [questions] as be intricated with great controuersies amongest godly men.

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iv. 168 This Labyrinth..being a house so intricated with windings and turnings this way and that way.

1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions i. vi. 60 How ever the matter may be intricated by passing through many perhaps unknowing hands.

1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 278 Woods, thus [with wonderful entanglings] rent asunder and intricated.

1688 Vox Cleri Pro Rege 43 Why does he..labour to perplex and intricate the meaning of Dr. Sherlock's plain Words?

c1748 Voltaire in W. Bayne James Thomson (1898) ix. 150 Mr. Thomson's tragedies seem to me wisely intricated and elegantly writ.

1900 Dundee Advertiser 8 June 4 It so intricated peace desires with war menaces as to begin the campaign on a scale of disastrous military inefficiency.

2. To entangle or ensnare (an animal or person); to involve in toils; to embarrass, perplex.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)]

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bewindOE

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to rope in1840

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spider1891

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > confuse, perplex, bewilder [verb (transitive)]

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to put off1909

defeat1914

dither1919

befuddle1926

ungear1931

to screw up1941

1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 21 § 1 They myght..be lesse entricated and troubled withe the Chardge of householde.

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlvi. f. 267 I am so intricated in the Labarinthe of my vnbrideled will.

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin v. 296 The French men beginning to intricate and intangle them selues, fell to fleeing.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. 134 Like wilde beasts intricating themselves by their impatience.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) 57 This speculum of his own ignorance..did so intricate and embarrass his understanding.

Derivatives

ˈintricated adj. entangled, involved in toils.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective] > entangled, trapped

intricate1526

intricated1565

laqueat1575

greedy1590

engaged1615

on the nail1810

1565–73 T. Cooper Thesaurus Contortulus,..wrested, wrethed, intricated, conclused.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 348 Intricated, intangled conscience!

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 66 I left the turmoyling dangers of the intricated Iles of the Ionean and Adriaticall seas.

1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan II. 340 The various great rivers which form so many intricated windings.

ˈintricating n. entanglement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > complication or complexity > [noun] > making complicated

intrication?a1475

perplexinga1649

intricating1649

involuting1884

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §22. 117 To the intricating of the judgement, to the dishonour of Religion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	intricate
释义	intricateadj.n. /ˈɪntrɪkət/ Forms: (In Middle English interkat.) Etymology: < Latin intrīcātus, past participle of intrīcāre to entangle, perplex, embarrass, < in- (in- prefix³) + trīcae trifles, toys, quirks, tricks, perplexities, trīcārī to raise difficulties, play tricks. A. adj. 1. a. Perplexingly entangled or involved; interwinding in a complicated manner. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > [adjective] snarledc1440 entangled1561 intrinsicate1562 interlaqueate1575 kangled1577 intricate1579 ravelled1594 tangled1600 perplexed1605 intrincea1616 intertangleda1625 intangle1642 snarly1647 intertwisteda1659 tangly1813 reticular1818 uncardeda1833 tanglesome1888 warpled1897 pretzelled1938 the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > coiling or twisting together > coiled or twisted together intricate1579 plait1583 interwreatheda1658 intervolved1667 intertwineda1680 convolved1713 braided1747 wreath-likea1770 woven1816 swirly1825 interwound1877 entrailing1885 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Ep. Ded. The words them selues being so auncient, the knitting of them so short and intricate. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 569 The wonderful intricat winding of the serpents, clasping and knitting them about. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 190 Wrestling amongst intricate paths of Rockes: two..broke their neckes. a1667 A. Cowley Wish in Wks. (1711) III. 43 Tho' he sit upon the Place of Judgment with a learned Face Intricate as the Law. a1701 H. Maundrell Journey Aleppo to Jerusalem (1703) 78 From this place you proceed in an intricate way amongst Hills and Valleys. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. iii. 54 At the end of one of those intricate and narrow lanes. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters 1 Mount Saint Helena..looks down on much green, intricate country. b. Entomology. Of markings; see quot. 1826. ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 274 Intricate. When depressions or elevations so run into each other as to be difficult to trace. 2. Of thoughts, conceptions, statements, etc.: Perplexingly involved or complicated in meaning; entangled; obscure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective] higheOE dighela1000 deepc1000 darkOE starkOE dusk?c1225 subtle1340 dimc1350 subtilea1393 covert1393 mystica1398 murka1400 cloudyc1400 hard?c1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 diffuse1430 abstractc1450 diffused?1456 exquisitec1460 obnubilous?a1475 obscure?a1475 covered1484 intricate?a1500 nice?a1500 perplexeda1500 difficilea1513 difficult1530 privy1532 smoky1533 secret1535 abstruse?1549 difficul1552 entangled1561 confounded1572 darksome1574 obnubilate1575 enigmatical1576 confuse1577 mysteriousa1586 Delphic1598 obfuscatea1600 enfumed1601 Delphicala1603 obstruse1604 abstracted1605 confused1611 questionable1611 inevident1614 recondite1619 cryptic1620 obfuscated1620 transcendent1624 Delphian1625 oraculous1625 enigmatic1628 recluse1629 abdite1635 undilucidated1635 clouded1641 benighted1647 oblite1650 researched1653 obnubilated1658 obscurative1664 tenebrose1677 hyperbyssal1691 condite1695 diffusive1709 profound1710 tenebricose1730 oracular1749 opaque1761 unenlightening1768 darkling1795 offuscating1798 unrecognizable1817 tough1820 abstrusive1848 obscurant1878 out-of-focus1891 unplumbable1895 inenubilable1903 non-transparent1939 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] > complex intricate?a1500 crabby1550 implicate1555 crabbed1561 intortive1575 implexeda1620 network1675 tortious1682 embarrassed1695 implex1712 wimpleda1722 wrapped1787 hydriform1822 torturous1841 sinuous1853 tortuous1858 involuteda1910 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Lamb l. 2722 in Poems (1981) 101 O man of law, let be thy subteltie, With nice gimpis and fraudis intricait. 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i. Pref. sig. A j^v/1 Fyndyng oure treatye so dyuerse and so long, and sume tyme such wyse intrycate that my self could not wythout labour call it orderly to mind. c1599 Life T. More in C. Wordsworth Eccl. Biogr. (1810) II. 62 Now is the common-lawe of this realme so intricate..as it would requier a whole and entire man, all his life tyme..to come to anye excellencie therein. 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 95 He..could clear The doubts that puzzle the strong working brain, And make the intricat'st anigmas plain. 1721 E. Young Revenge ii. i Give me your maze Of gloomy thought, and intricate design. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 25 According to the intricate and subtle rule which was then in force. †3. = intricated adj. Const. with, in. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective] > entangled, trapped intricate1526 intricated1565 laqueat1575 greedy1590 engaged1615 on the nail1810 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Qi Be thou neuer..intricat, busyed or troubled in the defautes or offences of other. 1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. g i They kepe none of all the thre [vows] With mundane affections intricate. †B. n. Something intricate; an intricacy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or complexity > instance of labyrinthc1450 node1572 meander1576 meanderc1595 intricacy1611 complication1647 intrigo1648 intrigue1660 intricate1664 intricoa1670 complexity1794 sinuosity1827 complicacy1849 1664 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. (new ed.) 127 Satan..labours to puzzle him [sc. the Christian] with nice..questions,..that meeting with such intricates in his Christian course..he may be made, either to give over, or go on heavily. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). intricatev. /ˈɪntrɪkeɪt/ Forms: Also 1500s en-. Etymology: < Latin intrīcāt-, participial stem of intrīcāre to entangle: see intricate adj. Compare entrike v. Now rare. 1. transitive. To render intricate; to make (a thing) involved or obscure; to complicate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [verb (transitive)] > make difficult or complex perplex1547 encumber1561 intricate1564 impester1601 daedalizea1618 entangle1672 intriguea1677 embarrass1684 complicate1832 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)] > make complex entrike?c1425 intricate1564 unsimplify1858 1564 Briefe Exam. A ij Such [questions] as be intricated with great controuersies amongest godly men. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iv. 168 This Labyrinth..being a house so intricated with windings and turnings this way and that way. 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions i. vi. 60 How ever the matter may be intricated by passing through many perhaps unknowing hands. 1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 278 Woods, thus [with wonderful entanglings] rent asunder and intricated. 1688 Vox Cleri Pro Rege 43 Why does he..labour to perplex and intricate the meaning of Dr. Sherlock's plain Words? c1748 Voltaire in W. Bayne James Thomson (1898) ix. 150 Mr. Thomson's tragedies seem to me wisely intricated and elegantly writ. 1900 Dundee Advertiser 8 June 4 It so intricated peace desires with war menaces as to begin the campaign on a scale of disastrous military inefficiency. 2. To entangle or ensnare (an animal or person); to involve in toils; to embarrass, perplex. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)] shrenchc897 beswike971 betrapa1000 bewindOE undernimc1175 undertakec1175 bisayc1200 beguile?c1225 catchc1225 beginc1250 biwilea1275 tele?a1300 enginec1300 lime13.. umwrithea1340 engrin1340 oblige1340 belimec1350 enlacec1374 girnc1375 encumber138. gnarec1380 enwrap1382 briguea1387 snarl1387 upbroid1387 trap1390 entrikea1393 englue1393 gildera1400 aguilec1400 betraisec1400 embrygec1400 snare1401 lacea1425 maska1425 begluec1430 marl1440 supprise?c1450 to prey ona1500 attrap1524 circumvene1526 entangle1526 tangle1526 entrap1531 mesh1532 embrake1542 crawl1548 illaqueate1548 intricate1548 inveigle1551 circumvent1553 felter1567 besnare1571 in trick1572 ensnare1576 overcatch1577 underfong1579 salt1580 entoil1581 comprehend1584 windlassa1586 folda1592 solicit1592 toil1592 bait1600 beset1600 engage1603 benet1604 imbrier1605 ambush1611 inknot1611 enmesha1616 trammela1616 fool1620 pinion1621 aucupate1630 fang1637 surprise1642 underreacha1652 trepan1656 ensnarl1658 stalk1659 irretiate1660 coil1748 nail1766 net1803 to rope in1840 mousetrap1870 spider1891 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > confuse, perplex, bewilder [verb (transitive)] abobc1330 confusec1350 confoundc1374 cumbera1375 passc1384 maskerc1400 mopc1425 enose1430 manga1450 overmusec1460 perplex1477 maze1482 enmuse1502 ruffle?a1505 unsteady1532 entangle1540 duddle1548 intricate1548 distraught1579 distract1582 mizzle1583 moider1587 amuse1595 mist1598 bepuzzle1599 gravel1601 plunder1601 puzzle1603 intrigue1612 vexa1613 metagrobolize?a1616 befumea1618 fuddle1617 crucify1621 bumfiddlea1625 implicate1625 giddify1628 wilder1642 buzzlea1644 empuzzle1646 dunce1649 addle1652 meander1652 emberlucock1653 flounder1654 study1654 disorient1655 embarrass?1656 essome1660 embrangle1664 jumble1668 dunt1672 muse1673 clutter1685 emblustricate1693 fluster1720 disorientate1728 obfuscate1729 fickle1736 flustrate1797 unharmonize1797 mystify1806 maffle1811 boggle1835 unballast1836 stomber1841 throw1844 serpentine1850 unbalance1856 tickle1865 fog1872 bumfuzzle1878 wander1897 to put off1909 defeat1914 dither1919 befuddle1926 ungear1931 to screw up1941 1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 21 § 1 They myght..be lesse entricated and troubled withe the Chardge of householde. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlvi. f. 267 I am so intricated in the Labarinthe of my vnbrideled will. 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin v. 296 The French men beginning to intricate and intangle them selues, fell to fleeing. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. 134 Like wilde beasts intricating themselves by their impatience. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) 57 This speculum of his own ignorance..did so intricate and embarrass his understanding. Derivatives ˈintricated adj. entangled, involved in toils. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [adjective] > entangled, trapped intricate1526 intricated1565 laqueat1575 greedy1590 engaged1615 on the nail1810 1565–73 T. Cooper Thesaurus Contortulus,..wrested, wrethed, intricated, conclused. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 348 Intricated, intangled conscience! 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ii. 66 I left the turmoyling dangers of the intricated Iles of the Ionean and Adriaticall seas. 1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan II. 340 The various great rivers which form so many intricated windings. ˈintricating n. entanglement. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > complication or complexity > [noun] > making complicated intrication?a1475 perplexinga1649 intricating1649 involuting1884 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. §22. 117 To the intricating of the judgement, to the dishonour of Religion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.?a1500v.1548
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