simplify
verb (used with object)
to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier.
simplified
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past participleof simplify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof simplify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
simplifyverb (used with object)to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier.
Example Sentences
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For decades, researchers have largely depended on simplified models that capture the phenomenon only approximately.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
O’Keeffe simplified them, exploring geometric shapes and planes of color.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He‘d push to “invest in simplified onboarding, proactive advising and better counselor ratios.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Here’s a simplified example: John’s top tax rate is 22% and could be 22% when he withdraws from retirement accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
They’d mastered the techniques of cell culture and simplified them to such a degree that, as one researcher put it, they’d “made it possible for even the rank amateur to grow a few cultures.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
