simplify
verb
sim·pli·fy
ˈsim-plə-ˌfī 
simplified; simplifying
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
Examples of simplify in a Sentence
Microwave ovens have simplified cooking.
The new software should simplify the process.
The forms have been simplified.
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The operation of Theranos and her role in it was extremely complicated and proving other forms of white collar crime could have been difficult for a jury to understand, but wire fraud simplifies the process.
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Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis made changes to simplify the rules around papal funerals last year, opting to use only one wooden coffin instead of three.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The task force was formed last month by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Interior Department to identify underused lands to develop residential properties and simplify the process to use the lands to combat the housing crisis.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Join 71 others in the comments View Comments Chicken strips were pulled from McDonald’s menus in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, in a broader revamp of its menu aimed at simplifying operations.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis made changes to simplify the rules around papal funerals last year, opting to use only one wooden coffin instead of three.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The task force was formed last month by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Interior Department to identify underused lands to develop residential properties and simplify the process to use the lands to combat the housing crisis.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Join 71 others in the comments View Comments Chicken strips were pulled from McDonald’s menus in 2020, at the height of the pandemic, in a broader revamp of its menu aimed at simplifying operations.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for simplify
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“Simplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simplify. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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