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simplifysimplify /ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (, simplified, simplifying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYsimplifyOrigin: 1600-1700 French simplifier, from Medieval Latin simplificare, from Latin simplus; ➔ SIMPLE VERB TABLEsimplify |
Present | I, you, we, they | simplify | | he, she, it | simplifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | simplified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have simplified | | he, she, it | has simplified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had simplified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will simplify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have simplified |
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Present | I | am simplifying | | he, she, it | is simplifying | | you, we, they | are simplifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was simplifying | | you, we, they | were simplifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been simplifying | | he, she, it | has been simplifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been simplifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be simplifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been simplifying |
1to make something easier or less complicated: The laws have been simplified to shorten the process of divorce.2math, algebra to change an equation, fraction, or other mathematical expression into its simplest form, using arithmetic and algebra → see also oversimplify—simplified adjective: a simplified version of Chinese script—simplification /ˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |