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Synonyms
com·pli·cate (kŏḿplĭ-kāt́)

[Latin complicāre, complicāt-, to fold together, com-, com-, + plicāre, to fold.]

tr. & intr.v.: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. 

  1. To make or become complex or perplexing.
  2. To twist or become twisted together.

adjective 

  1. Complex, intricate, and involved.
  2. Biology Folded longitudinally one or several times, as certain leaves or the wings of some insects.