Complicate Meaning in English

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التعريف

To make something more difficult or complex than it was before.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Complicate' is typically used in formal and neutral contexts. Common collocations: 'complicate matters', 'complicate things', 'complicate the process'. Often used to caution against making something unnecessarily difficult. Do not confuse with 'complex' (adjective), as 'complicate' is a verb.

• Spanish: complicar
• Portuguese (BR): complicar
• Portuguese (PT): complicar
• Chinese (Simplified): 使复杂化
• Chinese (Traditional): 使複雜化
• Hindi: जटिल बनाना
• Arabic: يُعَقِّد
• Bengali: জটিল করা - ঝামেলা বাড়ানো
• Russian: усложнять
• Japanese: 複雑にする
• Vietnamese: làm phức tạp
• Korean: 복잡하게 하다
• Turkish: karmaşıklaştırmak
• Urdu: پیچیدہ بنانا
• Indonesian: memperumit - mempersulit

جمل نموذجية

Don't complicate the instructions.

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Adding this step will complicate the process.

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Lack of information can complicate decision making.

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We don't want to complicate things more than they already are.

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Bringing another person into the conversation could really complicate matters.

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Trust me, if you add politics to this, it'll just complicate everything.

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