Word

complicate, v.
(complicated, complicates, complicating)
freq. cnt. 7

make more complicated
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

complicate perplex

sample sentences

"There was a new development that complicated the matter"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

complication complication complication complication

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

complexify snarl, snarl up, embrangle

make more complex, intricate, or richer
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

complicate elaborate rarify refine

sample sentences

"refine a design or pattern"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

complication complication

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

elaboration elaboration elaboration

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

involve develop sophisticate