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complicatecomplicate /ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcomplicateOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin, past participle of complicare, from com- + plicare to fold VERB TABLEcomplicate |
Present | I, you, we, they | complicate | | he, she, it | complicates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | complicated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have complicated | | he, she, it | has complicated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had complicated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will complicate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have complicated |
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Present | I | am complicating | | he, she, it | is complicating | | you, we, they | are complicating | Past | I, he, she, it | was complicating | | you, we, they | were complicating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been complicating | | he, she, it | has been complicating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been complicating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be complicating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been complicating |
► To complicate matters To complicate matters, they keep changing the system. 1to make something more difficult to understand or deal with, especially by adding details to it: The continued fighting has complicated the peace negotiations. To complicate matters, they keep changing the system.2[usually passive] to make a sickness worse: His heart condition was complicated by pneumonia. [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin, past participle of complicare, from com- + plicare to fold] |