simplify
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.sim·pli·fy
transitive verb \ˈsim-plə-ˌfī\sim·pli·fiedsim·pli·fy·ing
Definition of SIMPLIFY
: to make simple or simpler: as a : to reduce to basic essentials b : to diminish in scope or complexity : streamline <was urged to simplify management procedures> c : to make more intelligible : clarify
— sim·pli·fi·ca·tion \ˌsim-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun
— sim·pli·fi·er \ˈsim-plə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun
Examples of SIMPLIFY
- Microwave ovens have simplified cooking.
- The new software should simplify the process.
- The forms have been simplified.
Origin of SIMPLIFY
French simplifier, from Medieval Latin simplificare, from simplus simple
First Known Use: 1759
Related to SIMPLIFY
- Synonyms
- streamline
- Antonyms
- complex, complexify, complicate, perplex, sophisticate
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