simplify

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

decomplexifydecomplicateuncomplicate

Word family

Forms simplifiedsimplifiessimplifying

Derived forms desimplifyoversimplifysimplifiablesimplificationsimplificatorysimplifiersupersimplifyultrasimplifyunsimplify

Etymology

From the French simplifier, equivalent to simple + -ify.

*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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