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overcomplicate

overcomplicate verb: to make something excessively complicated.

Verb

overcomplicate (third-person singular simple present overcomplicates, present participle overcomplicating, simple past and past participle overcomplicated)

  1. (transitive) To make something excessively complicated.

Forms of overcomplicate

third-person singular presentovercomplicates
present participleovercomplicating
past participleovercomplicated
pastovercomplicated

Origin of overcomplicate

From over- + complicate.

Words formed from overcomplicate

Questions about overcomplicate

What does overcomplicate mean?
Overcomplicate means to make something excessively complicated.
What part of speech is overcomplicate?
Overcomplicate is a verb.
What is the past tense of overcomplicate?
The past tense of overcomplicate is overcomplicated.

Words near overcomplicate in the dictionary

  1. overcomplex
  2. overcomplexities
  3. overcomplexity
  4. overcompliance
  5. overcompliant
  6. overcomplicate
  7. overcomplicated
  8. overcomplicatedly
  9. overcomplicatedness
  10. overcomplicates
  11. overcomplicating

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