English → Latin
“complicate” in Latin
iungōto join, unite, fasten, yoke, harness, attach; esp. of the hand: to clasp, join; of a treaty or agreement: to join, unitconiungōto bind together, connect, join, unite, yoke together, juxtapose; to compose or form by uniting; to associate; to unite complicōto fold or roll up or together; to complicateconglomerōto collect in a ball, to conglomerate, to roll into one placecōpulōto bind or tie together, unite, join, couple; to associate with; to connectimplicōto entangle, entwine; to infold, envelop, encircle; to embraceimpediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrassperturbōto confuse; to disturb or perturb, trouble or alarmcōnfundōto pour, mingle, stir up; to diffuse, suffuse, spread over; to unite, mix together, join, combine, mingle
The English word complicate itself goes back to Latin plicō, through complicātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
complicate
to join: jungere: conjungere (general term): complicare (wind up): conglomerare (like a ball of cotton, for instance, or a clot): copulare (combine, copulate): inter se jungere copulareque; copulando jungere.
To involve, entangle: implicare or impedire: perturbare: confundere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for complicate?
- The usual Latin words for “complicate” are iungō, coniungō, complicō; also conglomerō, cōpulō, implicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.