单词 | complicate |
释义 | complicate v. /kom"pli kayt'/; adj. /kom"pli kit/, v. , complicated, complicating, adj. v.t. 1. to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction. adj. 2. complex; involved. 3. Entomol. folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects. [1615-25; < L complicatus (ptp. of complicare to fold together), equiv. to com- COM- + -plic- (comb. form of *plecare to fold, akin to plecti to PLAIT; see COMPLEX) + -atus -ATE1] |
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