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单词 simplify
释义 sim·pli·fy
\-ˌfī\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: French simplifier, from Medieval Latin simplificare, from Latin simplus simple + -ificare -ify
: to make simple or simpler: as
 a. : to reduce to basic essentials : divest of superfluous elements
  < hooded fishermen whose forms are simplified to black silhouettes — Stewart Beach >
 b. : to diminish in scope or complexity : abridge, streamline
  < simplify an application form >
  < simplify a manufacturing process >
 c. : to make more intelligible : clarify, explain
  < simplifies the issue for his hearers >
 d. : oversimplify
  < there are too many people in this country who go after a slogan, who simplify things down — F.D.Roosevelt >
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