English Explanatory Dictionary

dumb down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
  2. To become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic.

Pronunciation

en-au-dumb down.ogg

Word forms

dumb down dumbs down dumbing down dumbed down

Synonyms

oversimplify simplify put in layman's terms

Related words

talk down to write down water down
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