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- DictionarySim·pli·fy/ˈsimpləˌfī/
verb
- 1. make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand: "an overhaul of court procedure to simplify litigation"
to make something less complicated and therefore easier to do or understand: the new simplified tax system. He tried to simplify the story for the younger audience. Synonym. pare something (down) to the bone. Opposites. complicate. elaborate formal. Fewer examples. They are trying to simplify the regulations.
Definitions of simplify. verb. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent. “We had to simplify the instructions”. “this move will simplify our lives”. see more. verb. simplify the form of a mathematical equation or expression by substituting one term for another. synonyms: reduce.
Simplify definition, to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem. See more.
1. to make less complicated, clearer, or easier. 2. (Mathematics) maths to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc. [C17: via French from Medieval Latin simplificāre, from Latin simplus simple + facere to make] ˌsimplifiˈcation n. ˈsimplificative adj.
1. First recorded in 1645–55; from French simplifier, from Medieval Latin simplificāre “to make simple,” equivalent to Latin simpli-, combining form of simplus simple + -ficāre -fy. Other words from simplify. sim·pli·fi·ca·tion, noun. sim·pli·fi·ca·tive, adjective. sim·pli·fi·er, sim·pli·fi·ca·tor, noun. non·sim·pli·fi·ca·tion, noun.
6 days ago · simplify in British English. (ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ ) verb Word forms: -fies, -fying, -fied (transitive) 1. to make less complicated, clearer, or easier. 2. mathematics. 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.
Definition of simplify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
