simplify
/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/verb3 syllables
Simplify means: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent.
Synonyms for simplify3
also used for simplify
decomplexify, decomplicate, uncomplicate
Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Opposites of simplify
complicate
What does simplify mean?1
verb
1
make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent“We had to simplify the instructions”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Simplify in a sentence
- Converting, rather than building from the ground up, can simplify the approval process.Hybrid
- A good writer needs to be able to simplify complicated things.DJ_Saidez
- The country adopted a unicameral legislature to simplify the lawmaking process.rul
- We spent a lot of time simplifying things?CK
- Algeria needs to put an end to its bureaucracy by simplifying regulations and procedures.Amastan
- Simplify your life. Take advice from native speakers.shekitten
- The proposal has not been fully agreed upon. I propose to simplify it.AlanF_US
- The sentence shows a complete lack of agreement. I propose to simplify it.AlanF_US
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of simplify
as a verb
- past tense
- simplified
- present participle
- simplifying
- third-person singular
- simplifies
- past participle
- simplified