complicate

¹com·pli·cate

adj \ˈkäm-pli-kət\

Definition of COMPLICATE

1

: complex, intricate

2

: conduplicate

Examples of COMPLICATE

1. <the kind of complicate machinery that is used in the field of robotics>

Origin of COMPLICATE

Latin complicatus, past participle of complicare to fold together, from com- + plicare to fold — more at ply

First Known Use: 1638

Related to COMPLICATE

Synonyms: baroque, byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled

Antonyms: noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

Related Words: overcomplex, overcomplicated; composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied; challenging, difficult, tough; impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible

Near Antonyms: oversimplified, simplified, simplistic; homogeneous, uniform, unvaried

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