- present tense form of complicate (3rd person singular).
complicates
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In Greece, his dual citizenship complicates efforts by authorities to extradite him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"The situation significantly complicates navigation in the Black Sea, drives up insurance premiums, and makes maritime traffic extremely difficult," Radev said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Here’s what complicates the monster story, and what Hollywood has failed to illustrate in this movie: I also found a young man failed by nearly every system around him.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
For one, the film has a major twist, which complicates its marketing and makes it difficult to tell audiences what it’s about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
But Bacon then complicates matters by using the adjective experimentalis to cover all knowledge grounded in experience; and he has no verb for ‘to experiment’ other than experiri.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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