From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Intricate \In"tri*cate\, a. [L. intricatus, p. p. of intricare
to entangle, perplex. Cf. {Intrigue}, {Extricate}.]
Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to
understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate
machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc.
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His style was fit to convey the most intricate business
to the understanding with the utmost clearness.
--Addison.
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The nature of man is intricate. --Burke.
Syn: {Intricate}, {Complex}, {Complicated}.
Usage: A thing is complex when it is made up of parts; it is
complicated when those parts are so many, or so
arranged, as to make it difficult to grasp them; it is
intricate when it has numerous windings and confused
involutions which it is hard to follow out. What is
complex must be resolved into its parts; what is
complicated must be drawn out and developed; what is
intricate must be unraveled.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Intricate \In"tri*cate\, v. t.
To entangle; to involve; to make perplexing. [Obs.]
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It makes men troublesome, and intricates all wise
discourses. --Jer. Taylor.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intricate
adj 1: having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate;
"intricate lacework"
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