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10-letter words (1 found)

COMPLICATE,

9-letter words (1 found)

ECLAMPTIC,

8-letter words (8 found)

ALOPECIC,COMPITAL,COMPLEAT,COMPLECT,COMPLICE,PELMATIC,POEMATIC,POETICAL,

7-letter words (34 found)

ACCOMPT,ALOETIC,APOMICT,CACOLET,CALCITE,CAMELOT,CAPITOL,CELOMIC,CLIMATE,COALPIT,COCTILE,COELIAC,COMATIC,COMETIC,COMICAL,COMITAL,COMPACT,COMPILE,ECTOPIA,ECTOPIC,IMPLATE,METICAL,METOPIC,OILCAMP,OPTICAL,OPTIMAL,PALMIET,PLICATE,POLECAT,POLEMIC,POTAMIC,TELOMIC,TOECLIP,TOPICAL,

6-letter words (66 found)

ACCEPT,ACCITE,ACCOIL,ACETIC,ACMITE,APLITE,ATELIC,ATOMIC,ATOPIC,CALICO,CAMLET,CAMOTE,CAMPLE,CAPCOM,CAPLET,CAPOTE,CELIAC,CICALE,CITOLA,CITOLE,COEMPT,COITAL,COMATE,COMICE,COMPEL,COPALM,COPITA,ECOMAP,EPICAL,ICECAP,IMPACT,IMPALE,IPECAC,LACTIC,LEIPOA,LIMPET,LIPOMA,LOCATE,MALEIC,MALICE,MALOTI,MATICO,MATIPO,METICA,MICATE,MOTILE,OCICAT,OPIATE,OPTIMA,OPTIME,PALMIE,PECTIC,PELOTA,PICOTE,PIOLET,PLACET,PLACIT,PLAICE,PLICAE,POETIC,POLICE,POLITE,POMACE,POTALE,TOECAP,TOMIAL,

5-letter words (103 found)

ACMIC,AMICE,AMOLE,AMPLE,APIOL,CACTI,CAMEL,CAMEO,CAMPI,CAMPO,CAPLE,CAPOT,CECAL,CELOM,CITAL,CLAIM,CLAME,CLAMP,CLAPT,CLEAT,CLEPT,CLIME,CLIPE,CLIPT,CLOAM,CLOMP,CLOTE,COACT,COAPT,COATE,COATI,COLIC,COMAE,COMAL,COMET,COMIC,COMPT,COMTE,COPAL,ECLAT,EMAIL,EPACT,ICTAL,ILEAC,IMPEL,IMPOT,LACET,LEAPT,LEPTA,LIMPA,LOCIE,LOIPE,LOTIC,MACLE,MAILE,MALIC,MAPLE,MATLO,MECCA,MELIC,METAL,METIC,METOL,MILPA,MOILE,MOTEL,OCCAM,OCTAL,OLEIC,OLPAE,OPTIC,PALET,PAOLI,PATIO,PELMA,PELTA,PETAL,PICAL,PICOT,PIETA,PILAE,PILAO,PILEA,PILOT,PLACE,PLAIT,PLATE,PLEAT,PLICA,PLOAT,POTAE,TELCO,TELIA,TELIC,TELOI,TEMPI,TEMPO,TEPAL,TICAL,TICCA,TOILE,TOMIA,TOPIC,

4-letter words (178 found)

ACME,ALCO,ALEC,ALIT,ALME,ALOE,ALTO,AMIE,ATOC,ATOM,ATOP,CALM,CALO,CALP,CAME,CAMI,CAMO,CAMP,CAPE,CAPI,CAPO,CATE,CECA,CEIL,CELT,CIAO,CIEL,CITE,CITO,CLAM,CLAP,CLAT,CLEM,CLIP,CLIT,CLOP,CLOT,COAL,COAT,COCA,COIL,COIT,COLA,COLE,COLT,COMA,COME,COMP,COPE,COTE,ECCO,EMIC,EMIT,EMPT,EPIC,ETIC,ILEA,IOTA,ITEM,LACE,LAIC,LAME,LAMP,LATE,LATI,LEAM,LEAP,LEAT,LEPT,LICE,LIMA,LIME,LIMO,LIMP,LIPA,LIPE,LIPO,LITE,LOAM,LOCA,LOCI,LOMA,LOME,LOPE,LOTA,LOTE,LOTI,MACE,MAIL,MALE,MALI,MALT,MATE,MEAL,MEAT,MELA,MELT,META,MICA,MICE,MICO,MILE,MILO,MILT,MITE,MOAI,MOAT,MOIL,MOIT,MOLA,MOLE,MOLT,MOPE,MOTE,MOTI,OCTA,OLEA,OLPE,OMIT,OPAL,OTIC,PACE,PACO,PACT,PAIL,PALE,PALI,PALM,PATE,PEAL,PEAT,PELA,PELT,PIAL,PICA,PICE,PIET,PILA,PILE,PIMA,PITA,PLAT,PLEA,PLIE,PLIM,PLOT,POEM,POET,POLE,POLT,POME,POTE,TACE,TACO,TAEL,TAIL,TALC,TALE,TALI,TAME,TAMP,TAPE,TEAL,TEAM,TEIL,TELA,TEMP,TEPA,TICE,TILE,TIME,TOEA,TOIL,TOLA,TOLE,TOME,TOPE,TOPI,

3-letter words (105 found)

ACE,ACT,AIL,AIM,AIT,ALE,ALP,ALT,AME,AMI,AMP,APE,APO,APT,ATE,CAL,CAM,CAP,CAT,CEL,CEP,CIT,COL,COP,COT,EAT,ECO,ELM,ELT,EMO,ETA,ICE,IMP,ITA,LAC,LAM,LAP,LAT,LEA,LEI,LEP,LET,LIE,LIP,LIT,LOP,LOT,MAC,MAE,MAL,MAP,MAT,MEL,MET,MIC,MIL,MOA,MOC,MOE,MOI,MOL,MOP,MOT,OAT,OCA,OIL,OLE,OLM,OMA,OPA,OPE,OPT,PAC,PAL,PAM,PAT,PEA,PEC,PEL,PET,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIT,POA,POI,POL,POM,POT,TAE,TAI,TAM,TAO,TAP,TEA,TEC,TEL,TIC,TIE,TIL,TIP,TOC,TOE,TOM,TOP,

2-letter words (30 found)

AE,AI,AL,AM,AT,EA,EL,EM,ET,IO,IT,LA,LI,LO,MA,ME,MI,MO,OE,OI,OM,OP,PA,PE,PI,PO,TA,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 527 words from complicate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of complicate

complicate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complicatus, past participle of complicare (to fold together), from com- (together) + plicare (to fold, weave, knit); see plaid, and compare complex.

Pronunciation

  • Verb:
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
    • Hyphenation: com‧pli‧cate
  • Adjective:
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmplɪkət/

Verb

complicate (third-person singular simple present complicates, present participle complicating, simple past and past participle complicated)

  1. (transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
  2. (transitive) To involve in a convoluted matter.

Synonyms

  • (involve in a convoluted matter): intricate, entangle, embroil, mix up (in something), mire

Related terms

  • complication
  • explicate

Translations

See also

  • complex

Adjective

complicate (comparative more complicate, superlative most complicate)

  1. (obsolete) Intertwined.
  2. (now rare, poetic) Complex, complicated.

Derived terms

  • complicateness (obsolete)

Further reading

  • “complicate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “complicate”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

complicate

  1. feminine plural of complicato

Participle

complicate f pl

  1. feminine plural of complicato

Etymology 2

Verb

complicate

  1. inflection of complicare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Latin

Verb

complicāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of complicō

Spanish

Verb

complicate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of complicar combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org