Komplikar

to complicate; to make more difficultverb

Alternative meanings

To make a situation, idea, process, or problem more difficult, confusing, or complex.

Pronunciation

kom-plee-KAR

Root and affixes

A loanword from Spanish complicar, adapted in Cebuano/Bisaya as komplikar. It is related to komplikado, meaning complicated or complex.

Variants or conjugations

komplikar = to complicate
komplikado = complicated / complex
makakomplikar = can complicate
gikomplikar = was complicated / complicated it
pagkomplikar = act of complicating

Related words and expressions

complicated
difficult
messy/troublesome
problem
confusion
issue
process

Meaning and usage notes

Use komplikar when something makes a situation more difficult or complex. In everyday speech, the idea can also be expressed with lisod depending on context.