SIMPLIFY

simplify

(verb) make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; “We had to simplify the instructions”; “this move will simplify our lives”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

simplify (third-person singular simple present simplifies, present participle simplifying, simple past and past participle simplified)

(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

To become simpler.

Source: Wiktionary


Sim"pli*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Simplified; p. pr. & vb. n. Simplifying.] Etym: [Cf. F. simplifier, LL. simplificare. See Simple, and -fy.]

Definition: To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making. The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so far simplified. A. Hamilton. It is important, in scientific pursuits, to be caitious in simplifying our deductions. W. Nicholson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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