complexify en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Proto-Italic *plektōder. Latin plectō Latin complector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin complexuslbor. French complexebor. English complex Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English complexify From complex + -ify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make more complex; to complicate.
A surveilled target using properly encrypted VOIP can greatly complexify the task of wire-tapping.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| complexified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| complexified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| complexifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| complexifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
complexification · complexifying · complex · complexity · complexified · decomplexified · decomplexifying · decomplexify · decomplexification
Translations (7)
fr complexifier (make something more complex) · fi monimutkaistaa (make something more complex) · sv komplicera (make something more complex) · de komplexifizieren (make something more complex) · pl uczynić złożonym (make something more complex) · pl czynić złożonym (make something more complex) · fi mutkistaa (make something more complex)