simplify (redirected from simplifying)

sim·pli·fy  (smpl-f)

tr.v. sim·pli·fied, sim·pli·fy·ing, sim·pli·fies

To make simple or simpler, as:

a. To reduce in complexity or extent.

b. To reduce to fundamental parts.

c. To make easier to understand.

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[French simplifier, from Old French, from Medieval Latin simplificre : Latin simplus, simple; see simple + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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simpli·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

simpli·fier n.

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simplify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to make (something) less complicated

2. Maths to reduce (an equation or fraction) to its simplest form [Latin simplus simple + facere to make]

simplification n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

simplify - make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" reduce - make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question" oversimplify - make too simple; "Don't oversimplify the instructions" complicate, perplex - make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

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simplify

verb make simpler, facilitate, streamline, disentangle, dumb down, make intelligible, reduce to essentials, declutter

Translations

simplify [ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ] vt → simplificar

simplify [ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ] simple vt → simplifier

simplify [ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ] simple vt → vereinfachen

simplify [ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ] vt → semplificare