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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
complicate
/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
verb1 of 2
to make more difficult
- “Football matches are complicated by the presence of the opposition.”Tatoeba
- “It's more complicated than you seem to think it is.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Intertwined.
Synonyms
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)