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[ sim-pluh-fahy ] / ˈsɪm pləˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR simplify ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), sim·pli·fied, sim·pli·fy·ing.to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem. Origin of simplify1645–55; <French simplifier<Medieval Latin simplificāre to make simple, equivalent to Latin simpli- (combining form of simplussimple) + -ficāre-fy OTHER WORDS FROM simplifysim·pli·fi·ca·tion, nounsim·pli·fi·ca·tive, adjectivesim·pli·fi·er, sim·pli·fi·ca·tor, nounnon·sim·pli·fi·ca·tion, noun su·per·sim·pli·fy, verb (used with object), su·per·sim·pli·fied, su·per·sim·pli·fy·ing.un·sim·pli·fied, adjectiveun·sim·pli·fy·ing, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH simplifysimple, simplified , simplisticWords nearby simplifysimplex, simplex method, simplicidentate, simplicity, Simplicius, simplify, simplism, simplistic, Simplon, Simplon Pass, simply Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for simplify“He got me away from jazz and helped me simplify my craft and began my commercial songwriting thing,” she says. The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva|Marlow Stern|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST But Erdoğan is either unaware of that or sought to simplify history. Turkish President Declares Lawrence of Arabia a Bigger Enemy than ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Second Market provides solutions for private companies and investment funds to simplify private capital markets. Inside Japan’s Bitcoin Heist|Jake Adelstein|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Big business has been begging for comprehensive tax reform that will simplify their lives. Mystery Solved: Here’s Why Big Business Keeps Supporting Republicans Even as Republicans Destroy the Economy|Daniel Gross|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To simplify it radically: under federal law, individuals can give up to $2,600 to any candidate in any election cycle. The Court Case That Pivots on What ‘Corrupt’ Really Means|Lawrence Lessig|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST In the future, that will simplify the instructions which we shall have to give and follow. The Mysterious Island|Jules Verne In order to simplify the question, he began by making experiments outside the organism. Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916|Olga Metchnikoff Simplify present city organization without destroying the two branches of government. Elements of Debating|Leverett S. Lyon The frequency of letter-boxes at the house doors tends still more to simplify the proceeding. Saunterings in and about London|Max Schlesinger If a man could make himself humble to order, it might simplify matters; but we do not find that this happens. The Greatest Thing In the World and Other Addresses|Henry Drummond
British Dictionary definitions for simplify
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)to make less complicated, clearer, or easier maths to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc Derived forms of simplifysimplification, nounsimplificative, adjectivesimplifier, nounWord Origin for simplifyC17: via French from Medieval Latin simplificāre, from Latin simplus simple + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to simplifyfacilitate, reduce, clarify, shorten, cut down, streamline, chasten, disentangle, abridge, explain, elucidate, decipher, analyze, order, interpret, unscramble, clear up, lay out, spell out, boil down |