simplifyv.

Brit.

/ˈsɪmplᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1600s simplifie, 1600s simplyfied (past participle), 1600s– simplify.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French simplifier.

Etymology: < French simplifier to bring (a person) to a state of simplicity, unity, or purity (mid 15th cent. in Middle French as simplefier ), to make less complex or elaborate (late 15th cent.) < simple simple adj. + -ifier -ify suffix.Compare post-classical Latin simplificare (9th cent.), Catalan simplificar (14th cent.), Spanish simplificar (early 17th cent., earliest in religious contexts), Italian semplificare (early 18th cent., earliest in the sense ‘to make less complex’).

†1. transitive. In spiritual and religious contexts: to bring or reduce to a state of simplicity, unity, or purity; to purify in this way. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > make pure [verb (transitive)]

cleansec897

shire?c1225

clengea1300

purge1340

purec1350

purifya1393

whitena1400

sprinkle1526

refine1594

simplify1609

sublime1613

purgate1795

revirginize1852

bleach1868

1609 Benet of Canfield Rule of Perfection (new ed.) ii. 135 So much the sooner shall our spirit be simplyfied, by loosing all impression of the passion, and image of the worke.

1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix iv. i That Precept of the Pythagoreans,..Simplifie your self, Reduce your self to One.

1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 190 This will Recollect and Simplify our Souls, and free us of that..Dispersion of Thought which is so great an hindrance to us.

1703 G. Garden tr. A. Bourignon Light risen in Darkness i. i. 3 Simplify your Spirit, and time and experience will give you Light.

1759 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues 31 The precept of your admired Antoninus, as you reminded me to day, is, simplify yourself.

a. transitive. To render (something) less complex or elaborate; to make (something) easier to do, use, or understand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > make simple [verb (transitive)]

simplify1750

simplicize1814

the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > make easy or easier > make simple or free from complexity

ungig1686

simplify1750

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > simplifying, popularization > simplify, popularize [verb (transitive)]

explainc1425

moderate1557

facilitate1605

to bring down1719–20

simplify1750

familiarize1752

popularize1799

1750 T. Nugent tr. C.-L. de S. de Montesquieu Spirit of Laws I. vi. ii. 108 When a person renders himself absolute, he immediately thinks of simplifying the laws.

1784 T. Jefferson Notes on Coinage in Papers (1953) VII. 180 It will simplify the system of our mint to alloy both metals in the same degree.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xliv. 362 Their philosophic spirit had..simplified the forms of proceeding.

1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 73 Early in this age, they began to simplify their spoken language.

1870 Appleton's Jrnl. 31 Dec. 791/1 When an author..finds a whole book-load of hale, hearty characters left on his hands, these little thunderstrokes of disease or disaster simplify matters wonderfully.

1908 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 566/1 The principles of hygiene may be simplified and cheapened.

1960 R. A. Knox Occas. Serm. xx. 94 We try to simplify modern politics, by making them all black and whites.

2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Aug. (Business section) 6/1 Republicans are working on legislation that could simplify and speed the aid process.

b. intransitive. To make something less complex, elaborate, or difficult.

ΚΠ

1754 J. Barrow Suppl. New & Universal Dict. Pref. 8 The former simplifies and analyses, whilst, the latter composes and adorns.

1808 A. Coventry Disc. Agric. & Rural Econ. 169 The disposition however which prevails at present to simplify and refine.

1878 J. N. Lockyer Stud. Spectrum Anal. 166 That is a wonderful simplification, and science always simplifies.

1909 Amerika Esperantisto Feb. 14/1 To simplify by adding useless forms is like buying overshoes for codfish.

1969 G. Greene Coll. Ess. II. iii. 135 To simplify is essential: so we see Boswell brushing aside in a few pages more than half his subject's lifetime.

2012 A. Cochrane Animal Rights Without Liberation iii. 51 To simplify, it is helpful to distinguish between two different types of animal experimentation.

c. intransitive. To become less complex or elaborate; to admit of simplification.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > do or accomplish something easily [verb (intransitive)] > be (able to be) simplified

simplify1790

unweave1798

the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > become simplified [verb (intransitive)]

simplify1790

1790 J. Adams Elegant Anecd. (new ed.) 370 Its seeming paradoxes will simplify into apt elucidation of dignified study.

1857 L. H. Grindon Life (ed. 2) xxiii. 283 The fundamental truth of the whole matter simplifies therefore into this.

1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. iv. ii. 230 When we are young we are a jungle of complications. We simplify as we get older.

1964 K. G. Lockyer Introd. Crit. Path Anal. ii. 21 Thus the diagram will simplify to the following [etc.].

2011 D. Tuckett Minding Markets i. 23 Models in any discipline necessarily simplify down to parsimonious essentials.

3. transitive. To make (something, esp. one's way of life) more plain, modest, or frugal. Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1767 J. Steuart Inq. Polit. Oecon. I. i. xx. 132 We suppose, that the inhabitants do not incline to simplify their way of life, but that the wealthy among them insist upon purchasing all the instruments of luxury which they formerly were used to enjoy.

1850 United Service Jrnl. 9 Nov. 165/1 The plainer the uniform, the easier it is kept in perfect order. Simplify your dress, gentlemen, and we will applaud you to the echo.

1919 Current Opinion Jan. 42/3 (heading) New simplicities enforced by the war... The vital question is not whether we shall simplify, but how.

2017 Sunday Express (Nexis) 29 Oct. (News section) 14 Amanda..believes wanting more ultimately leads to less happiness. ‘I'm a real believer in trying to simplify your life as much as possible.’

4. Mathematics.

a. transitive. To express (an equation or other mathematical expression) in a form that is easier to understand, analyse, or work with, e.g. by collecting like terms or substituting variables.

ΚΠ

1796 T. Manning Introd. Arithm. & Algebra I. v. 116 In this last case it will generally be most convenient to set down the divisor and dividend as a fraction, having first divided them by any common factor, in order to simplify the expression.

1876 Proc. London Math. Soc. 7 49 By using these results we can simplify the equation..without undertaking the laborious task of actually transforming the variables.

1959 Math. Mag. 32 135 Equation (11) can be simplified by factoring, using a basic trigonometric identity, and taking the square root.

2010 C. P. McKeague Intermediate Algebra ii. 94 We check our work..by substituting 6,000 into our original equation and simplifying each side of the result separately.

b. intransitive. To express an equation or other mathematical expression in a form that is easier to understand, analyse, or work with.

ΚΠ

1797 tr. L. Euler Elements Algebra II. xiv. 206 We may simplify by making x = v + by.

1876 J. M. Rice & W. W. Johnson Elements Differential Calculus III. xxxiv. 130 We multiply the equations corresponding to (3) and (4)..by α and β respectively, add the results, and simplify by means of the two original equations.

1951 Jrnl. Appl. Physics 22 570/1 Simplifying in the same manner as is done in reference 1, we use f values which belong to zero absolute temperature and, for metals, obtain a distribution picture.

2012 D. S. Khatri & A. O. Hughes Math Remediation for College Bound xii. 167 Simplify and then divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of x.

c. intransitive. Of an equation or other mathematical expression: to admit expression in a (specified) form that is easier to understand, analyse, or work with. Frequently with into, to.

ΚΠ

1828 J. M. F. Wright Comm. Newton's Principia I. Introd. p. vii. The new angle is equal to the one sought, and the equations simplify into z′ = ax′ = by′, z′′ = a′x′′ = b′y′′, [etc.]

1916 Biometrika 11 187 These correlation coefficients will simplify if the regression be linear.

2009 P. J. Mikulecky et al. AP Chem. for Dummies xxx. 344 The equation simplifies to 1.80 × 10⁻⁴ = (x²) / (0.25).

Derivatives

ˈsimplifying n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia 190 These spirituall substances for the simplifying of their loves, need but rest and remaine themselves.

1787 World & Fashionable Advertiser 20 Nov. The plan for the consolidation of the customs, the simplifying of the duties.

1839 Knickerbocker Apr. 353 The simplifying spirit of the day.

1863 I. Todhunter Algebra for Beginners iv. 14 The simplifying of expressions by collecting like terms is the essential part of the processes of Addition.

1990 J. Gribbin & M. Rees Cosmic Coincidences (1991) xi. 284 Cosmologists start by using the physics that is validated locally, and apply this, with simplifying assumptions, to probe the workings of the Universe at large.

2011 Civil Engin. Sept. 10/2 Attention should also be paid to the simplifying of driver decisions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	simplify
释义	simplifyv. Brit. /ˈsɪmplᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1600s simplifie, 1600s simplyfied (past participle), 1600s– simplify. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French simplifier. Etymology: < French simplifier to bring (a person) to a state of simplicity, unity, or purity (mid 15th cent. in Middle French as simplefier ), to make less complex or elaborate (late 15th cent.) < simple simple adj. + -ifier -ify suffix.Compare post-classical Latin simplificare (9th cent.), Catalan simplificar (14th cent.), Spanish simplificar (early 17th cent., earliest in religious contexts), Italian semplificare (early 18th cent., earliest in the sense ‘to make less complex’). †1. transitive. In spiritual and religious contexts: to bring or reduce to a state of simplicity, unity, or purity; to purify in this way. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > make pure [verb (transitive)] cleansec897 shire?c1225 clengea1300 purge1340 purec1350 purifya1393 whitena1400 sprinkle1526 refine1594 simplify1609 sublime1613 purgate1795 revirginize1852 bleach1868 1609 Benet of Canfield Rule of Perfection (new ed.) ii. 135 So much the sooner shall our spirit be simplyfied, by loosing all impression of the passion, and image of the worke. 1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix iv. i That Precept of the Pythagoreans,..Simplifie your self, Reduce your self to One. 1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 190 This will Recollect and Simplify our Souls, and free us of that..Dispersion of Thought which is so great an hindrance to us. 1703 G. Garden tr. A. Bourignon Light risen in Darkness i. i. 3 Simplify your Spirit, and time and experience will give you Light. 1759 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues 31 The precept of your admired Antoninus, as you reminded me to day, is, simplify yourself. 2. a. transitive. To render (something) less complex or elaborate; to make (something) easier to do, use, or understand. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > make simple [verb (transitive)] simplify1750 simplicize1814 the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > make easy or easier > make simple or free from complexity ungig1686 simplify1750 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > simplifying, popularization > simplify, popularize [verb (transitive)] explainc1425 moderate1557 facilitate1605 to bring down1719–20 simplify1750 familiarize1752 popularize1799 1750 T. Nugent tr. C.-L. de S. de Montesquieu Spirit of Laws I. vi. ii. 108 When a person renders himself absolute, he immediately thinks of simplifying the laws. 1784 T. Jefferson Notes on Coinage in Papers (1953) VII. 180 It will simplify the system of our mint to alloy both metals in the same degree. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xliv. 362 Their philosophic spirit had..simplified the forms of proceeding. 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 73 Early in this age, they began to simplify their spoken language. 1870 Appleton's Jrnl. 31 Dec. 791/1 When an author..finds a whole book-load of hale, hearty characters left on his hands, these little thunderstrokes of disease or disaster simplify matters wonderfully. 1908 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 566/1 The principles of hygiene may be simplified and cheapened. 1960 R. A. Knox Occas. Serm. xx. 94 We try to simplify modern politics, by making them all black and whites. 2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Aug. (Business section) 6/1 Republicans are working on legislation that could simplify and speed the aid process. b. intransitive. To make something less complex, elaborate, or difficult. ΚΠ 1754 J. Barrow Suppl. New & Universal Dict. Pref. 8 The former simplifies and analyses, whilst, the latter composes and adorns. 1808 A. Coventry Disc. Agric. & Rural Econ. 169 The disposition however which prevails at present to simplify and refine. 1878 J. N. Lockyer Stud. Spectrum Anal. 166 That is a wonderful simplification, and science always simplifies. 1909 Amerika Esperantisto Feb. 14/1 To simplify by adding useless forms is like buying overshoes for codfish. 1969 G. Greene Coll. Ess. II. iii. 135 To simplify is essential: so we see Boswell brushing aside in a few pages more than half his subject's lifetime. 2012 A. Cochrane Animal Rights Without Liberation iii. 51 To simplify, it is helpful to distinguish between two different types of animal experimentation. c. intransitive. To become less complex or elaborate; to admit of simplification. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > do or accomplish something easily [verb (intransitive)] > be (able to be) simplified simplify1790 unweave1798 the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > become simplified [verb (intransitive)] simplify1790 1790 J. Adams Elegant Anecd. (new ed.) 370 Its seeming paradoxes will simplify into apt elucidation of dignified study. 1857 L. H. Grindon Life (ed. 2) xxiii. 283 The fundamental truth of the whole matter simplifies therefore into this. 1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. iv. ii. 230 When we are young we are a jungle of complications. We simplify as we get older. 1964 K. G. Lockyer Introd. Crit. Path Anal. ii. 21 Thus the diagram will simplify to the following [etc.]. 2011 D. Tuckett Minding Markets i. 23 Models in any discipline necessarily simplify down to parsimonious essentials. 3. transitive. To make (something, esp. one's way of life) more plain, modest, or frugal. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1767 J. Steuart Inq. Polit. Oecon. I. i. xx. 132 We suppose, that the inhabitants do not incline to simplify their way of life, but that the wealthy among them insist upon purchasing all the instruments of luxury which they formerly were used to enjoy. 1850 United Service Jrnl. 9 Nov. 165/1 The plainer the uniform, the easier it is kept in perfect order. Simplify your dress, gentlemen, and we will applaud you to the echo. 1919 Current Opinion Jan. 42/3 (heading) New simplicities enforced by the war... The vital question is not whether we shall simplify, but how. 2017 Sunday Express (Nexis) 29 Oct. (News section) 14 Amanda..believes wanting more ultimately leads to less happiness. ‘I'm a real believer in trying to simplify your life as much as possible.’ 4. Mathematics. a. transitive. To express (an equation or other mathematical expression) in a form that is easier to understand, analyse, or work with, e.g. by collecting like terms or substituting variables. ΚΠ 1796 T. Manning Introd. Arithm. & Algebra I. v. 116 In this last case it will generally be most convenient to set down the divisor and dividend as a fraction, having first divided them by any common factor, in order to simplify the expression. 1876 Proc. London Math. Soc. 7 49 By using these results we can simplify the equation..without undertaking the laborious task of actually transforming the variables. 1959 Math. Mag. 32 135 Equation (11) can be simplified by factoring, using a basic trigonometric identity, and taking the square root. 2010 C. P. McKeague Intermediate Algebra ii. 94 We check our work..by substituting 6,000 into our original equation and simplifying each side of the result separately. b. intransitive. To express an equation or other mathematical expression in a form that is easier to understand, analyse, or work with. ΚΠ 1797 tr. L. Euler Elements Algebra II. xiv. 206 We may simplify by making x = v + by. 1876 J. M. Rice & W. W. Johnson Elements Differential Calculus III. xxxiv. 130 We multiply the equations corresponding to (3) and (4)..by α and β respectively, add the results, and simplify by means of the two original equations. 1951 Jrnl. Appl. Physics 22 570/1 Simplifying in the same manner as is done in reference 1, we use f values which belong to zero absolute temperature and, for metals, obtain a distribution picture. 2012 D. S. Khatri & A. O. Hughes Math Remediation for College Bound xii. 167 Simplify and then divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of x. c. intransitive. Of an equation or other mathematical expression: to admit expression in a (specified) form that is easier to understand, analyse, or work with. Frequently with into, to. ΚΠ 1828 J. M. F. Wright Comm. Newton's Principia I. Introd. p. vii. The new angle is equal to the one sought, and the equations simplify into z′ = ax′ = by′, z′′ = a′x′′ = b′y′′, [etc.] 1916 Biometrika 11 187 These correlation coefficients will simplify if the regression be linear. 2009 P. J. Mikulecky et al. AP Chem. for Dummies xxx. 344 The equation simplifies to 1.80 × 10⁻⁴ = (x²) / (0.25). Derivatives ˈsimplifying n. and adj. ΚΠ 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia 190 These spirituall substances for the simplifying of their loves, need but rest and remaine themselves. 1787 World & Fashionable Advertiser 20 Nov. The plan for the consolidation of the customs, the simplifying of the duties. 1839 Knickerbocker Apr. 353 The simplifying spirit of the day. 1863 I. Todhunter Algebra for Beginners iv. 14 The simplifying of expressions by collecting like terms is the essential part of the processes of Addition. 1990 J. Gribbin & M. Rees Cosmic Coincidences (1991) xi. 284 Cosmologists start by using the physics that is validated locally, and apply this, with simplifying assumptions, to probe the workings of the Universe at large. 2011 Civil Engin. Sept. 10/2 Attention should also be paid to the simplifying of driver decisions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1609
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