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complicate

S2 W2

BrE /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/ AmE /ˈkɑːmpləˌkeɪt/

verb en → es

past complicated pp complicated ing complicating

1 MAKE MORE DIFFICULT [transitive] B2

to make something more difficult or complicated than it was before

hacer más complicado, dificultar

  • complicate sth

Collocations complicate a situation · complicate matters

  • The new regulations will only complicate the process.

    Las nuevas regulaciones solo complicarán el proceso.

2 BECOME MORE DIFFICULT [intransitive] C1

to become more difficult or complicated

volverse más complicado, dificultarse

  • sth complicates

Collocations the situation is complicating · matters are complicating

  • The situation has been complicating over the past few weeks.

    La situación se ha complicado en las últimas semanas.