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complicate<br />

v. 1 mix up, entangle, snarl, tangle, confound, muddle,<br />

confuse: You only complicate matters by bringing up the<br />

question of religion in a discussion of money. 2 make<br />

complicated or complex, make involved or intricate, make a<br />

shambles or mess or muddle of, mess up, Colloq screw up: The<br />

phenomena of tides and currents greatly complicate coastwise<br />

navigation.<br />

complicated<br />

adj. involved, intricate, complex, compound, elaborate; ornate,<br />

Byzantine, Daedalian, tangled, knotty, confused, labyrinthine:<br />

In birds the eye is a more complicated organ than in our own<br />

species. His plan is too complicated to understand.<br />

complication<br />

n. 1 complexity, involvement, intricacy, convolution: The<br />

complications of the diagram make it almost impossible to<br />

understand. 2 difficulty, problem, predicament, dilemma,<br />

obstacle, obstruction, snag, drawback: Asking for more money<br />

might create complications.<br />

compliment<br />

n. 1 praise, homage, commendation, honour, tribute, flattery,<br />

bouquet, favour: The greatest compliment given to my work has<br />

been its success. 2 Usually, compliments. respects, regards,<br />

good or best wishes, felicitations, salutations, greetings: I<br />

stopped by to pay my compliments to your mother.<br />

--v. 3 honour, praise, pay homage or tribute to, commend, laud,<br />

congratulate, felicitate; flatter: She came backstage to<br />

compliment me on my performance.<br />

complimentary<br />

adj. 1 laudatory, commendatory, encomiastic, panegyrical,<br />

eulogistic, congratulatory, flattering: The duke was most<br />

complimentary about my sculpture. 2 free, gratis, on the house:<br />

The shoehorn is complimentary when you buy a pair of shoes.<br />

comply v. agree, obey, conform, consent, acquiesce, concur, submit,<br />

yield, accede; accord: They require your signature and I hope<br />

you'll comply.

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