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complicate in French

complicate in French is compliquer — complicate means to make something more difficult or intricate than it needs to be.

complicate in French

compliquer
verb
(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

What does "complicate" mean?

  1. verb To make something more difficult or intricate than it needs to be.
    "Adding more clauses only complicated the contract."
  2. verb (medicine) Of a condition, to develop alongside and worsen another illness.
    "A chest infection complicated her recovery from surgery."

complicate in a sentence

  • Adding more clauses only complicated the contract.
  • Please don't complicate things by bringing up the past.
  • A chest infection complicated her recovery from surgery.

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What is "complicate" in French?

"complicate" in French is compliquer. complicate means: To make something more difficult or intricate than it needs to be.

How do you use "complicate" in a sentence?

Example: "Adding more clauses only complicated the contract." In French, "complicate" is compliquer.

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