complicate

/ˈkäm-plə-ˌkāt/

earlier, "to fold together, intertwine, combine in an involved manner," borrowed from Medieval Latin complicātus, past participle of complicāre "to fold together, wrap around, envelop, interweave"

verb

  1. to make complex or difficult

  2. involve; especially : to cause to be more complex or severe

  3. to combine especially in an involved or inextricable manner

adjective

  1. complex, intricate

  2. conduplicate

idiom

  1. to make a situation more complicated

To (further) complicate matters, they both have the same name.