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- Dictionarysim·pli·fy/ˈsimpləˌfī/
verb
- 1. make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand: "an overhaul of court procedure to simplify litigation"
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Jun 2, 2012 · Learn the meaning of simplify, a verb that means to make simple or simpler, with synonyms, examples, and word history. See also the kids definition and translations of simplify.
Simplify means to make something less complicated and easier to do or understand. See how to use this verb in different contexts and sentences, and learn its synonyms and opposites.
to make something less complicated and therefore easier to do or understand: the new simplified tax system. He tried to simplify the story for the younger audience. Synonym. pare something (down) to the bone. Opposites. complicate. elaborate formal. Fewer examples. They are trying to simplify the regulations.
to make less complicated, clearer, or easier. maths to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc.
simplify. verb [ T ] uk / ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ / us / ˈsɪm.plə.faɪ /. C1. to make something less complicated and therefore easier to do or understand: the new simplified tax system. He tried to simplify the story for the younger audience. Synonym. pare something (down) to the bone.
To simplify something is to make it less complex and easier to understand. When you simplify, you make things clearer. Since simple things have less parts or complexity, when you simplify, you're eliminating the clutter and reducing something to its essence.
adjective. 1. made less complicated, clearer, or easier. Last night, the president presented a shorter, simplified version of his speech. 2. mathematics. reduced to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc. The algebraic expression can be simplified. Collins English Dictionary.
