simplify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.
To become simpler.

/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ /ˈsɪmpləfaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-simplify.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-simplify2.wav

simplify simplifies simplifying simplified

From the French simplifier, equivalent to simple + -ify.

decomplexify decomplicate uncomplicate

desimplify oversimplify simplifiable simplification simplificatory simplifier supersimplify ultrasimplify unsimplify

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.

Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary