how to pronounce complicate

/ˈkɑːmpləˌkɛɪt/

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complicate is pronounced in three syllables

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kɑːmpləkɛɪt

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An example use of complicate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it it might complicate it so that …”

meaning of complicate

Complicate means to make more difficult or complex.

complicate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word complicate occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics complicate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that complicate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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