dumbs down

verb

present tense third-person singular of dumb down
as in strips (down)

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  1. simplifies
  2. oversimplifies
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  • Twelve South has announced a new version of its Airfly dongle that simplifies the pairing process when connecting wireless headphones to devices that don’t natively support Bluetooth.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The serum simplifies your skincare routine without skimping on benefits.
    — Vivien Lee, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of simplifies
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  • Opponents warn a single ‘Jewish’ ethnic box oversimplifies diverse Jewish histories and risks echoing past government tracking, amid elevated antisemitism and debate over religion, ancestry and culture.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But that idea oversimplifies how credit scoring actually works.
    — David Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of oversimplifies
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“Dumbs down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbs%20down. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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