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simplify

  • verb
  • /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/

To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

Other meanings

  1. To become simpler.

Related words

  • desimplify
  • simplifiable
  • simplificatory
  • supersimplify
  • ultrasimplify
  • unsimplify
  • oversimplify
  • simplification
  • simplifier

Example sentences

  • “If it's too complicated, I'll simplify it.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “simplify” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.