simplify B1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #23585 Meanings 1 verb To make something easier to do or understand. We had to simplify the instructions for new users. 2 verb To become simpler or less complicated. Languages often simplify over time. Thesaurus Synonyms decomplexifydecomplicateuncomplicate Word family Forms simplifiedsimplifiessimplifying Derived forms desimplifyoversimplifysimplifiablesimplificationsimplificatorysimplifiersupersimplifyultrasimplifyunsimplify Etymology From the French simplifier, equivalent to simple + -ify. *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # simplify **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 23585 ## Meanings 1. To make something easier to do or understand. 2. To become simpler or less complicated. ## Examples - We had to simplify the instructions for new users. - Languages often simplify over time. ## Synonyms - decomplexify - decomplicate - uncomplicate ## Derived Forms - desimplify - oversimplify - simplifiable - simplification - simplificatory - simplifier - supersimplify - ultrasimplify - unsimplify ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *dʰeh₁- - Affix: -ify - to make ## Etymology From the French simplifier, equivalent to simple + -ify. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Actions & Processes markdown