Meanings
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1
verb
To make something easier to do or understand.
We had to simplify the instructions for new users.
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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.
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