"complexify" meaning in English

See complexify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: complexifies [present, singular, third-person], complexifying [participle, present], complexified [participle, past], complexified [past]
Etymology: complex + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|complex|ify}} complex + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} complexify (third-person singular simple present complexifies, present participle complexifying, simple past and past participle complexified)
  1. (transitive) To make more complex; to complicate. Tags: transitive Related terms: complex, complexification, complexified, complexifying, complexity, decomplexification, decomplexified, decomplexify, decomplexifying Translations (make something more complex): complexifier (French), komplexifizieren (German), komplicera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-complexify-en-verb-29nlGPqn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify

Inflected forms

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