convolute
verbTo twist or coil together; figuratively, to make tangled or complicated.
Twist or coil together
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Clear all filtersTo twist or coil together; figuratively, to make tangled or complicated.
Twist or coil together
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Complicated and difficult to follow.
Complicated and hard to follow
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Made up of many connected details or parts.
To make something harder to understand, often deliberately.
Simple or lacking refinement, worldly experience, or technical complexity.
Lacking worldly refinement
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