Sekirov Dictionary

intricate

/ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kət/

adjective 2
/ˈɪn.tɹɪ.keɪt/ verb 2
forms 5

adjective2

•
Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
- The architecture of this clock is very intricate.
•
Difficult to disentangle, puzzle apart, or resolve; enigmatic, obscure.
- His style of writing […] was […]fit to convey the most intricate business to the understanding […]with the utmost clearness. — 1715

intricate

/ˈɪn.tɹɪ.keɪt/

verb2

•
To become enmeshed or entangled.
- […] washes off easily, without sticking or intricating into the wound. — 1864
•
To enmesh or entangle: to cause to intricate.
- But the British and French won't hear of that; they want to get their troops extricated and our ground troops intricated. — 1994

forms

intricated · intricating · intricates · more intricate · most intricate

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