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uncomplicate

com·pli·cate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kom-pli-keyt; adjective kom-pli-kit]
    • /verb ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; adjective ˈkɒm plɪ kɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kom-pli-keyt; adjective kom-pli-kit]
    • /verb ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪt; adjective ˈkɒm plɪ kɪt/

Definitions of uncomplicate word

  • verb with object uncomplicate to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction. 1
  • adjective uncomplicate complex; involved. 1
  • adjective uncomplicate Entomology. folded longitudinally one or more times, as the wings of certain insects. 1
  • verb uncomplicate To remove complications. 0
See all 4 definitions of uncomplicate

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Origin of uncomplicate

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin complicātus (past participle of complicāre to fold together), equivalent to com- com- + -plic- (combining form of *plecāre to fold, akin to plectī to plait; see complex) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Uncomplicate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Uncomplicate

uncomplicate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for uncomplicate

verb uncomplicate

  • augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
  • boxed in — simple past tense and past participle of box in.
  • bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
  • bracketing — a set of brackets
  • bulking — the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
All 66 Antonyms of uncomplicate

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