simplify

simplify

verb

Definition of SIMPLIFY

1

to make less complex <you need to simplify this process somewhat or you'll never finish it today>

Synonyms streamline

Related Words dumb down, oversimplify; prune, strip (down), trim; purify, refine

Near Antonyms elaborate

Antonyms complex, complexify, complicate, perplex, sophisticate

2

to make plain or understandable <the book simplifies for the layman some concepts of economics>

Synonyms clarify, clear (up), construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddle

Related Words decipher, decode; analyze, break down; disentangle, undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle; resolve, solve; define, specify; annotate, commentate, gloss

Near Antonyms befog, cloud; confound, confuse, obfuscate

Antonyms obscure