intricate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English intricat(e) (“entangled, intricate”), from Latin intrīcātus, perfect passive participle of intricō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kət/ ==== Adjective ==== intricate (comparative more intricate, superlative most intricate) Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity. Synonyms: fancy, convoluted (archaic) Difficult to disentangle, puzzle apart, or resolve; enigmatic, obscure. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === As for Etymology 1; from Latin intrīcātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tɹɪ.keɪt/ ==== Verb ==== intricate (third-person singular simple present intricates, present participle intricating, simple past and past participle intricated) (intransitive) To become enmeshed or entangled. 1864 October 18, J.E. Freund, “How to Avoid the Use of Lint”, letter to the editor, in The New York Times (1864 October 23): […] washes off easily, without sticking or intricating into the wound. (transitive) To enmesh or entangle: to cause to intricate. 1994 December 12, William Safire, “Avoid Dunkirk II” (essay), in The New York Times: But the British and French won't hear of that; they want to get their troops extricated and our ground troops intricated. ===== Antonyms ===== extricate === References === “intricate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === acitretin, triacetin, triactine == Italian == === Adjective === intricate f pl feminine plural of intricato === Verb === intricate inflection of intricare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative feminine plural past participle === Anagrams === recintati, trinciate == Latin == === Verb === intrīcāte second-person plural present active imperative of intrīcō == Spanish == === Verb === intricate second-person singular voseo imperative of intricar combined with te