verb

1. To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

2. To involve in a convoluted matter.

   “Don't complicate yourself in issues that are beyond the scope of your understanding.”

Synonyms: embroil, entangle, intricate, mire, mix up

adjective

1. Difficult or convoluted.

   “It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.”

2. Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).