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complexify

complexify verb: to make more complex; to complicate.

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.
    • A surveilled target using properly encrypted VOIP can greatly complexify the task of wire-tapping.
    Antonyms:
    simplify

Antonyms of complexify

Forms of complexify

third-person singular presentcomplexifies
present participlecomplexifying
past participlecomplexified
pastcomplexified

Origin of complexify

From complex + -ify.

Questions about complexify

What does complexify mean?
Complexify means to make more complex; to complicate.
What part of speech is complexify?
Complexify is a verb.
What is the past tense of complexify?
The past tense of complexify is complexified.

Words near complexify in the dictionary

  1. complexifications
  2. complexified
  3. complexifier
  4. complexifiers
  5. complexifies
  6. complexify
  7. complexifying
  8. complexin
  9. complexing
  10. complexings
  11. complexins

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