complicate
Translation
to complicate, to make difficult, to involve
Examples
Don't complicate the issue with new details.
Don't complicate the issue with new details.
The new rules only complicate the process.
The new rules only complicate the process.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to make (sth.) more difficult Don't complicate the issue.
Similar Words
Synonyms: make difficult, involve, entangle; Antonyms: simplify, clarify
Etymology
From Latin 'complicare' meaning 'to fold together' (com- 'together' + plicare 'to fold').
Memory Tips
Imagine folding a simple piece of paper many times; it becomes 'complicated'.