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verkompliziert
Made more complicated.
In a sentence
Die zusätzliche Regel hat den Prozess verkompliziert.
The additional rule has complicated the process.
Here, 'verkompliziert' means that the process became more difficult or intricate due to the addition of a rule.
Es wird alles nur noch mehr verkompliziert, wenn wir weitere Änderungen vornehmen.
Everything will only become more complicated if we make further changes.
In this, 'verkompliziert' conveys that introducing new modifications will increase the complexity of the situation.
Der Lehrer erklärte das Thema so klar, dass es nicht verkompliziert wurde.
The teacher explained the topic so clearly that it did not become complicated.
Here, 'verkompliziert' (in negative form) indicates that something remained straightforward and was not made more complex.
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