complexify

complexify

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English complex
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-fakāō
Latin -ficō
Latin -ificāreder.
Old French -ifierbor.
Middle English -ifien
English -ify
English complexify

    From complex + -ify.

    Verb

    complexify (third-person singular simple present complexifies, present participle complexifying, simple past and past participle complexified)

    1. (transitive) To make more complex; to complicate.
      Antonym: simplify
      A surveilled target using properly encrypted VOIP can greatly complexify the task of wire-tapping.

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