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| com·pli·cate [ kómpli kàyt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle com·pli·cat·ed, present participle com·pli·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular com·pli·cates) |
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make something more complex: to make something complex or difficult
 Further delay will only complicate matters.
 a complicating factor
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adjective |
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folded: describes leaves or insect wings that are folded lengthwise
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin complicat-, past participle of complicare "fold together" < plicare "to fold"] |