Complicate
Complicate verb - To make complex or difficult.
Usage example: the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule
Magnify and complicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Magnify" instead a verb "Complicate".
Magnify
Magnify verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Complicate and magnify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complicate" instead a verb "Magnify".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enhance and complicate
- enhance and magnify
- elaborate and complicate
- elaborate and magnify
- compound and complicate
- compound and magnify
- develop and complicate
- develop and magnify
- worsen and complicate
- worsen and magnify
- aggravate and complicate
- aggravate and magnify
- deepen and complicate
- deepen and magnify
Common collocations
| sense | complicate sense | magnify sense |
| battle | complicate battle | magnify battle |
| conditions | complicate conditions | magnify conditions |
| aspects | complicate aspects | magnify aspects |
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