komplizieren
Translation
to complicate
Examples
Bitte kompliziere die Sache nicht.
Please don't complicate the matter.
Die Situation hat sich kompliziert.
The situation has become complicated.
Grammar Patterns
((et4)) to complicate (sth.) He is complicating the simple question.
sich ((Akk)) to become complicated The matter is becoming complicated.
Similar Words
Synonyms: erschweren, verwickeln; Antonyms: vereinfachen, klären
Etymology
From Latin 'complicare' (to fold together), from 'com-' (together) + 'plicare' (to fold).
Memory Tips
It's a direct cognate of the English 'to complicate'. The spelling and meaning are almost identical.