| Main Entry: | complicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, make difficult |
Synonyms: |
add fuel to fire, bedevil, clog, combine, confound, convolute, derange, disarrange, disorder, elaborate, embroil, entangle, fold, foul up, handicap, impede, infold, interfuse, interrelate, interweave, involve, jumble, make intricate, make waves, mix up, muck up, muddle, multiply, obscure, open can of worms, perplex, ravel, render unintelligible, screw up, snafu, snag, snarl up, tangle, twist, upset |
Antonyms: |
disentangle, ease, explain, facilitate, make simple, untangle |
| Main Entry: | fuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meld, intermix |
Synonyms: |
agglutinate, amalgamate, bind, blend, cement, coalesce, combine, commingle, deliquesce, dissolve, federate, flux, integrate, interblend, interfuse, intermingle, join, liquefy, liquesce, melt, merge, mingle, run, run together, smelt, solder, thaw, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
disconnect, divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | intermingle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, mix |
Synonyms: |
amalgamate, associate, combine, come together, commingle, commix, fuse, immingle, interblend, interfuse, interlace, intermix, interweave, join, merge, mesh, network, pool, throw in with, throw together, wed |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate, unmix |
| Main Entry: | intersperse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scatter |
Synonyms: |
bestrew, diffuse, distribute, infuse, interfuse, interlard, intermix, intersow, intersprinkle, pepper, sprinkle |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather |
| Main Entry: | meld |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, bring together |
Synonyms: |
amalgamate, associate, compound, dissolve, feather in, fuse, interblend, interface, interfuse, intermingle, marry, merge, mingle, mix, unite |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | permeate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | filter, spread throughout |
Synonyms: |
charge, diffuse, drench, fill, go through, imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, ingrain, interfuse, invade, pass through, penetrate, percolate, pervade, pierce, saturate, seep, soak, stab, stalk, steep, suffuse, transfuse |
| Notes: | the difference between permeate and pervade is that the former is affecting a surface, the latter an area; a characteristic of penetrate is that it is effected upon a solid substance |