simplifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ/us/ˈsɪm.plə.faɪ/C1 to make something less complicated and therefore easier to do or understand:
the new simplified tax system
He tried to simplify the story for the younger audience.
More examples
- They are trying to simplify the regulations.
- Let's try and simplify the task by cutting out the checking stage.
- If you try to simplify philosophy too much, you lose its essence.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
- broaden
- complicate
- depth
- detail
- dilate
- dilate on/upon sth
- dumb
- enlarge on/upon sth
- expand
- expand on sth
- expansive
- expatiate
- flesh
- flesh sth out
- oversimplify
- predigested
- reductive
- spec
- specification
- split
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simplification
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌsɪm.plɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɪm.plə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/