Definition
To make something overly complicated or fussy; to add unnecessary complications or details to something simple.
Etymology
From 'fuss' plus the suffix '-ify' (meaning 'to make or cause to become'), allowing 'fuss' to function as a verb of transformation.
Kelly Says
The '-ify' suffix is incredibly productive in English—we can apply it to almost any noun or adjective to create new verbs, which is why speakers can understand and use words they've never heard before.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንደኛ ማድረግ
an-de-nya ma-dreg
ARالعربية
تعقيد
ta-a-qeed
BNবাংলা
বিশিষ্ট করা
bi-shik-ta kor-a
CACatalà
complicar
kom-pli-kar
CSČeština
zkomplikovat
z-kom-pli-ko-vat
DADansk
komplikere
kom-pli-ke-re
DEDeutsch
umständlich machen
oom-shtaend-lich mah-ken
ELΕλληνικά
πλεγειν
ple-yin
ESEspañol
complicar
kom-pli-kar
FAفارسی
مشکلسازی
mosh-kel-sa-zi
FISuomi
monimutkaistaa
mo-ni-mu-t-kai-staa
FRFrançais
embêter
em-beh-ter
GUGU
કમ્પ્લિકેટ કરવું
kam-plik-ayt kar-vu
HIहिन्दी
जटिल बनाना
jatil bana-na
HUMagyar
összeszűríteni
ossz-es-zű-ri-te-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuat rumit
mem-buat ru-mit
ITItaliano
complicare
kom-pli-ka-re
JA日本語
面倒くさいにする
men-do-ku-sai ni suru
KO한국어
복잡하게 만들다
bok-jap-ha-ge man-dal-da
MRMR
कठीण करणे
ka-thi-na kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
membuat rumit
mem-buat ru-mit
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန်မချင်း
poon-ma-shan-ma-chin
NLNederlands
verwarren
ver-war-ren
NONorsk
komplisere
kom-pli-se-re
PAPA
ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ
pare-shaan kar-na
PLPolski
komplikować
kom-pli-ko-vat'
PTPortuguês
complicar
kom-pli-kar
RORomână
complica
kom-pli-ka
RUРусский
запутывать
za-pu-ty-vat'
SVSvenska
komplicera
kom-pli-ce-ra
SWKiswahili
kuziba
koo-zi-ba
TAதமிழ்
கலவையாக 만들
ka-la-vai-ya-ag man-dal
TEతెలుగు
జটিలం చేయండి
ja-ti-la-m che-yan-di
TLTL
maging mahirap
ma-ging ma-hi-rap
TRTürkçe
karmaşıklaştırmak
kar-ma-shik-la-shtir-mak
UKУкраїнська
ускладнювати
usklad-nyu-vaty
URاردو
مضيع بنانا
mud-i-e-ban-na
VITiếng Việt
làm phức tạp
lam phuk tap
ZUZU
ukususa
oo-koo-soo-sa