"complicate" meaning in English

See complicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: complicate
  1. μπλέκω, περιπλέκω
    Sense id: el-complicate-en-verb-pE4B5pXr
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "complicate"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His refusal complicated the situation.",
          "translation": "Η άρνησή του έμπλεξε την κατάσταση."
        },
        {
          "text": "This complicates things.",
          "translation": "Αυτό περιπλέκει την κατάσταση."
        },
        {
          "text": "The issue is complicated by his refusal.",
          "translation": "Το θέμα περιπλέκεται από την άρνησή του."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μπλέκω, περιπλέκω"
      ],
      "id": "el-complicate-en-verb-pE4B5pXr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "complicate"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "complicate"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His refusal complicated the situation.",
          "translation": "Η άρνησή του έμπλεξε την κατάσταση."
        },
        {
          "text": "This complicates things.",
          "translation": "Αυτό περιπλέκει την κατάσταση."
        },
        {
          "text": "The issue is complicated by his refusal.",
          "translation": "Το θέμα περιπλέκεται από την άρνησή του."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μπλέκω, περιπλέκω"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "complicate"
}

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