complicate
/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/verb
उच्चारण कॉम्प्लिकेट
जटिल बनाना, उलझाना, पेचीदा करना
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[T] ~ sth
to make something more difficult to do, understand or deal with
जटिल बनाना, उलझाना, पेचीदा करना
- Do not complicate the answer with unnecessary details.
- The late arrival of the files complicated matters further.
- Don't complicate matters by adding more rules.
+ 2 more examples
- The rain complicated our plans to travel.
- Heavy traffic can complicate a simple journey.
Synonyms confuse muddle entangle
Opposite simplify clarify streamline
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
complicate + noun
Complicate is transitive: the thing that is made harder follows it directly.
'Complicate' सकर्मक है; जिस वस्तु को कठिन बनाया जाए, वह सीधे इसके बाद आती है।
- Heavy rain complicated the rescue work.
- Don't complicate the question by adding more details.
complicate matters / things / the issue
These are the usual objects, often in the sense of making a problem worse.
ये सामान्य objects हैं, प्रायः किसी समस्या को और बिगाड़ने के अर्थ में।
- His sudden arrival only complicated matters.
be complicated by sth (passive)
The passive with by names what has made a situation or illness more difficult.
By के साथ passive उस कारण को बताता है जिसने स्थिति या बीमारी को और कठिन बना दिया।
- The surgery was complicated by the patient's high blood pressure.
complicate + sb's life
Complicate sb's life means to make someone's daily affairs harder.
'Complicate sb's life' का अर्थ किसी के दैनिक जीवन को कठिन बनाना है।
- Too many passwords complicate our lives.
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complicate + noun
mattersthe issuethe processthe planthe situation
- New rules complicated the process of getting a licence.
adverb + complicate
furtherneedlesslygreatlyunnecessarilyseriously
- Do not needlessly complicate a simple task.
be complicated by
by weatherby delayby illnessby lack of money
- The journey was complicated by floods on the highway.
complicate + for sb
for studentsfor farmersfor travellersfor the police
- The new form complicates things for farmers.
“More examples 5
- The language difference complicated the talks between the two groups.
भाषा के अंतर ने दोनों समूहों के बीच बातचीत को जटिल बना दिया।
- Radhika did not want to complicate the plan, so she kept it simple.
राधिका योजना को जटिल नहीं बनाना चाहती थी, इसलिए उसने उसे सरल रखा।
- A strike at the port complicated the delivery of goods.
बंदरगाह पर हुई हड़ताल ने सामान की आपूर्ति को कठिन बना दिया।
- Adding too many options will only complicate the choice.
बहुत अधिक विकल्प जोड़ने से चुनाव केवल और कठिन होगा।
- His illness was complicated by an old injury.
उसकी बीमारी एक पुरानी चोट के कारण और जटिल हो गई थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please do not complicate in this matter.
✓ Please do not complicate this matter.
Complicate is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Complicate' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ The situation is complicate now.
✓ The situation is complicated now.
After is, use the participle adjective complicated.
'Is' के बाद participle adjective 'complicated' आता है।
✗ The new rule complicated the process more difficult.
✓ The new rule made the process more difficult.
Complicate cannot be followed by an adjective; use made + object + adjective.
'Complicate' के बाद adjective नहीं आता; made + object + adjective लिखें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Complicate and confuse both make something harder to follow, but they act on different things.
Complicate और confuse दोनों किसी चीज़ को समझने में कठिन बनाते हैं, पर वे अलग-अलग चीज़ों पर काम करते हैं।
To make a task or situation harder by adding parts or problems.
हिस्से या समस्याएँ जोड़कर किसी काम या स्थिति को कठिन बनाना।
- Extra rules complicate the game.
To make a person unable to think clearly.
किसी व्यक्ति को साफ़ सोचने में असमर्थ बनाना।
- The long question confused the students.
The opposite: to make something easier.
इसका उलटा: किसी चीज़ को आसान बनाना।
- The bank simplified the form.
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