Definition of: complicate

(kom′plə·kāt) v. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing v.t.
1. To make complex, difficult, or perplexing.
2. To twist or wind around; intertwine.
—v.i.
3. To become complex or difficult. See synonyms under INVOLVE, PERPLEX.
—adjective (kom′plə·kit)
1. Complicated; complex.
2. Bot. Folded lengthwise upon itself; conduplicate.
3. Zool. Folded longitudinally, as the wings of certain insects. [<L complicatus, pp. of complicare <com- together + plicare fold]
—com′pli·ca′tive adjective