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complicate

 
 
/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/ verb [T]

Translation

to make something more difficult to deal with or understand
içinden çıkılmaz hale getirmek, karmaşıklaştırmak, güçleştirmek
These new regulations just complicate matters further.17901977
(Definition of complicate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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