Simple meaning
What does Complicate mean?
to make something more difficult.
Dictionary definition
to make something harder to understand or do.
Example sentences
Complicate in a sentence
easy
The teacher used complicate to explain how change can happen over time.
medium
In science class, we tracked data to see when values would complicate during the experiment.
hard
During discussion, students compared how complicate changed the process and affected the final outcome.
Synonyms
Words like Complicate
related actionSimilar change word used in process descriptions.
similar process termClose meaning with slight context differences.
Antonyms
Opposite words
opposite changeUseful contrast showing the reverse direction.
no changeContrast when a process stays the same.
Word family
Complicate word family
Base word
complicate
verb
complicate
Base form.
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What does complicate mean?
Complicate means to make something more difficult.
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