complicate

Definition

  • verb: to make (something) more difficult or less simple
  • verb: to combine especially in an involved or inextricable manner
  • synonyms: complex, complicated, involved

Examples

  • To 'complicate' matters further, his train is running late. [=his train is running late, which makes the situation even more complicated or difficult]

  • This 'complicates' things. [=this makes the situation more difficult]

  • Changing jobs now would 'complicate' her life.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,You're the youngest Seeker\Nin a century. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,This complicates things a bit. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Catch the key! Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Hurry up! (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone