Meanings
verbcomplexify (third-person singular simple present complexifies, present participle complexifying, simple past and past participle complexified)
present singular third person complexifies · participle present complexifying · participle past complexified · past complexified
- transitiveTo make more complex; to complicate.
A surveilled target using properly encrypted VOIP can greatly complexify the task of wire-tapping.
Antonyms: simplify
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo make more complex; to complicate.
Opposite
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
- Proto-Italic*plektō
- Latinplectō
- Latincomplector
- Latincomplexu
- Frenchcomplexe
- Englishcomplex
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Italic*θakos
- Englishcomplexify
Translations
Finnish monimutkaistaa, mutkistaa
- monimutkaistaamake something more complex
- mutkistaamake something more complex
French complexifier
- complexifiermake something more complex
German komplexifizieren
- komplexifizierenmake something more complex
Polish czynić złożonym, uczynić złożonym
- czynić złożonymmake something more complex
- uczynić złożonymmake something more complex
Swedish komplicera
- kompliceramake something more complex
Cite this entry
APA
complexify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complexify
MLA
“complexify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complexify. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “complexify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/complexify.
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