1. (

• complicate ,
• perplex

) make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" ;

2. (

• complicate ,
• refine ,
• rarify ,
• elaborate

) make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" ;

1. (

• complicated ,
• complex ,

) difficult to analyze or understand; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"; "he's more complex than he seems on the surface" ;