Here, it's the first entry.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=complicate
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=complicate
Collocating the adjective "complicate".
Seems that the use of "folded" has never lost it's "complex/complicated" meaning.
Etymology: Latin complicatus, past participle of complicare to fold together, from com- + plicare to fold — more at ply
Etymology: Latin complicatus, past participle of complicare to fold together, from com- + plicare to fold — more at ply
Mr Pedantic are you saying that those who use other dictionaries will be seen as fools if they use "complicate" as an adjective and outside the world of botany, etc? Because you use the OED, you're safe from ridicule, right?
We should note that complex and complicated are do not share the same sense in the world of science? But is "complicate", the adjective, the same as, "complicated" in that world?
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We should note that complex and complicated do not share the same sense in the world of science? But is "complicate", the adjective, the same as, "complicated" in that world?
We should note that complex and complicated do not share the same sense in the world of science? But is "complicate", the adjective, the same as, "complicated" in that world?
<<One would think that "Folded longitudinally one or several times, as certain leaves or the wings of some insects." implies "Complex, intricate, and involved".>>
The fact that you asked that shows that you are definitely not a science professional, so why is this of interest to you?
The fact that you asked that shows that you are definitely not a science professional, so why is this of interest to you?
<<The fact that you asked that shows that you are definitely not a science professional, so why is this of interest to you? >>
Do I need to be a professional to have interest in something?
Do I need to be a professional to have interest in something?
Adjectives such as "complicate", though originally pure adjectives (as mentioned above, < Latin complicatus ("folded together"), ppt of complicare - to fold together) can be used as nouns and verbs most of the time
Some usually remain pure adjectives, like "corporate", but others like "subordinate" and "separate" are active as both
Used in a sentence "How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, how complicate, how wonderful is man! --Young.
Some usually remain pure adjectives, like "corporate", but others like "subordinate" and "separate" are active as both
Used in a sentence "How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, how complicate, how wonderful is man! --Young.
<<Adjectives such as "complicate", though originally pure adjectives (as mentioned above, < Latin complicatus ("folded together"), ppt of complicare - to fold together) can be used as nouns and verbs most of the time
Some usually remain pure adjectives, like "corporate", but others like "subordinate" and "separate" are active as both
Used in a sentence "How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, how complicate, how wonderful is man! --Young. >>
btw, I am a different "Guest" than the previous posts
Some usually remain pure adjectives, like "corporate", but others like "subordinate" and "separate" are active as both
Used in a sentence "How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, how complicate, how wonderful is man! --Young. >>
btw, I am a different "Guest" than the previous posts
Have a few, Skip, and learn to say please.
1. A few months ago I had in the hospital a boy nine years of age, who had suffered a complicate fracture of the lower part of the femur.
2. At first, we generate a complicate-structured fractal tree consisting of a trunk and various shapes of branches and leaves.
3. In the second case, we could think to be in presence of a complicate system, because, broadly speaking, the observer is able to identify the basic elements.
4. A complicate radical polymerization pathway was proposed based on the elucidation of the polymerization data in different studies.
5. We believe that a complicate pricing mechanism may not only increase the computational network overheads but may also suffer from the complexities of its implementation.
1. A few months ago I had in the hospital a boy nine years of age, who had suffered a complicate fracture of the lower part of the femur.
2. At first, we generate a complicate-structured fractal tree consisting of a trunk and various shapes of branches and leaves.
3. In the second case, we could think to be in presence of a complicate system, because, broadly speaking, the observer is able to identify the basic elements.
4. A complicate radical polymerization pathway was proposed based on the elucidation of the polymerization data in different studies.
5. We believe that a complicate pricing mechanism may not only increase the computational network overheads but may also suffer from the complexities of its implementation.
Why not avoid the whole problem and just forego the adjective "complicate" entirely (except maybe in certain scientific texts where it is commonly used to mean something specific).
lol That "yes" was not me... And sorry... I'll be more polite :-)
1. I think you're referring to a "compound" fracture... Which isn't fun no matter what you call it...
Maybe it's just me... I've never heard "complicate" used as an adjective...
1. I think you're referring to a "compound" fracture... Which isn't fun no matter what you call it...
Maybe it's just me... I've never heard "complicate" used as an adjective...