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complicate
v. 1 mix up, entangle, snarl, tangle, confound, muddle,
confuse: You only complicate matters by bringing up the
question of religion in a discussion of money. 2 make
complicated or complex, make involved or intricate, make a
shambles or mess or muddle of, mess up, Colloq screw up: The
phenomena of tides and currents greatly complicate coastwise
navigation.
complicated
adj. involved, intricate, complex, compound, elaborate; ornate,
Byzantine, Daedalian, tangled, knotty, confused, labyrinthine:
In birds the eye is a more complicated organ than in our own
species. His plan is too complicated to understand.
complication
n. 1 complexity, involvement, intricacy, convolution: The
complications of the diagram make it almost impossible to
understand. 2 difficulty, problem, predicament, dilemma,
obstacle, obstruction, snag, drawback: Asking for more money
might create complications.
compliment
n. 1 praise, homage, commendation, honour, tribute, flattery,
bouquet, favour: The greatest compliment given to my work has
been its success. 2 Usually, compliments. respects, regards,
good or best wishes, felicitations, salutations, greetings: I
stopped by to pay my compliments to your mother.
--v. 3 honour, praise, pay homage or tribute to, commend, laud,
congratulate, felicitate; flatter: She came backstage to
compliment me on my performance.
complimentary
adj. 1 laudatory, commendatory, encomiastic, panegyrical,
eulogistic, congratulatory, flattering: The duke was most
complimentary about my sculpture. 2 free, gratis, on the house:
The shoehorn is complimentary when you buy a pair of shoes.
comply v. agree, obey, conform, consent, acquiesce, concur, submit,
yield, accede; accord: They require your signature and I hope
you'll comply.