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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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
To counter that challenge, Quiroz and William Watkins, a physics graduate student at Johns Hopkins, turned to symmetry, a mathematical property that helps simplify complex structures.
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The leading online fine jewelry retailer was founded in 2006, and, since then, it’s been in the business of simplifying engagement ring shopping as well as blessing shoppers with everyday jewelry that can be worn for occasions both formal and casual (or never taken off, period).
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Achieve known and ‘easily’ attainable upside early on; diversify risk; avoid ‘betting’ the company on one initiative; postpone critical risks until the organization is appropriately prepared; simplify so attention is directed to a handful of key imperatives.
—David Podolsky, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
To counter that challenge, Quiroz and William Watkins, a physics graduate student at Johns Hopkins, turned to symmetry, a mathematical property that helps simplify complex structures.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Nov. 2025
The leading online fine jewelry retailer was founded in 2006, and, since then, it’s been in the business of simplifying engagement ring shopping as well as blessing shoppers with everyday jewelry that can be worn for occasions both formal and casual (or never taken off, period).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
Achieve known and ‘easily’ attainable upside early on; diversify risk; avoid ‘betting’ the company on one initiative; postpone critical risks until the organization is appropriately prepared; simplify so attention is directed to a handful of key imperatives.
—David Podolsky, Fortune, 19 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 2025.
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