Word family noun simplicity simplification simpleton adjective simple simplistic verb simplify adverb simply simplistically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsimplifysim‧pli‧fy /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ ●○○ verb (simplified, simplifying, simplifies) [transitive] SIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATEDto make something easier or less complicated an attempt to simplify the tax system The law needs to be simplified. a simplified version of the game —simplification /ˌsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] These figures are a simplification. The real situation is much more complicated than this. → oversimplify→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
simplify• The whole university admissions procedure has been simplified.• Effective management simplifies agendas, enhances and enables networks.• These gadgets do simplify food preparation, but are they really worth the money?• Therefore treatment is simplified if a special invertebrates tank can be maintained.• The morphology of the system was simplified in a manner suited to the recognition task.• She took a complex topic and simplified it in a way that we could all understand.• A technique called hidden line removal is used to simplify matters.• Centralized and simplified network services management.• Despite the accent on tradition, modern technology has simplified some tasks.• It has also simplified the menu.• We have done everything we can to simplify the procedure.• The government is planning to simplify the tax laws.• A crucial function of political parties is to aggregate and simplify these many demands into a few packages of clear alternatives.• The laws have been simplified to shorten the process of divorce.Origin simplify (1600-1700) French simplifier, from Medieval Latin simplificare, from Latin simplus; → SIMPLE 