simplify

pronunciation

How to pronounce simplify in British English: UK [ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ] word uk audio image

How to pronounce simplify in American English: US [ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ] word us audio image

Verb:

make simpler or easier or reduce in complxity or extent

Word Origin

simplify (v.): 1650s, from French simplifier "to make simpler" (15c.), from Medieval Latin simplificare "to simplify," from Latin simplex "simple" (see simplex) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Meaning "to make easier to do" is from 1759. Related: Simplified; simplifying.

Synonym

v.

make cut down easier disentangle intelligible explain decipher clear shorten plainer condense clarify translate unravel summarize up

Antonym

vt.

Example

1. It also means I can simplify my morning routine .

2. Why not simplify your message a bit ?

3. Before I simplify this any more , let me change the dm variable to something more useful .

4. To help revive growth mr monti wants to liberalise closed professions such as pharmacists and notaries , and to simplify bureaucracy .

5. Slowly I learned to simplify .

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