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simplify

[ sim-pluh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

simplified, simplifying.
  1. to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier:

    to simplify a problem.



simplify

/ ˈɪɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to make less complicated, clearer, or easier
  2. maths to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈھپ, adjective
  • ˌھˈپDz, noun
  • ˈˌھ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • p·ھ·tDz noun
  • p·ھ·t adjective
  • p·ھe p·ھ·tǰ noun
  • ԴDzȴ··ھ·tDz noun
  • p·p·ڲ verb (used with object) supersimplified supersimplifying
  • ܲ·p·ھ adjective
  • ܲ·p·ڲiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of simplify1

First recorded in 1645–55; from French simplifier, from Medieval Latin ھ “to make simple,” equivalent to Latin simpli-, combining form of simplus simple + -fy
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of simplify1

C17: via French from Medieval Latin ھ, from Latin simplus simple + facere to make
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Example Sentences

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The assumption that underlies this is that a mouse or monkey brain serves as an adequate, if simplified, proxy for the human.

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Reform UK wants to simplify social care through a single funding stream.

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Perhaps a different, better book might have been found had Norlin followed Thoreau’s advice and simplified.

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The report also recommends that ministers look at simplifying the current regulatory and enforcement which they say is "far too fragmented and complex".

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Direct flights and military contacts have also been revived, visa procedures have been simplified, and there are reports of co-operation on security matters.

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