dumb down

British  

verb

1. (tr) to make or become less intellectually demanding or sophisticated

   attempts to dumb down news coverage

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Example Sentences

He was derided as a snob when he suggested, in a few statements over the years, that he had to dumb down his work for uncultured audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He could dumb down the important things,” she said, “so that we would leave the church service or leave the lecture taking something with us.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I don't think we should try to dumb down golf to appeal to more people," he said.

From BBC

“We can’t dumb down the audience. We have to continue as composers of opera in the 21st century to move people, and you don’t do that by forcing in things that don’t naturally fit into the story,” she said.

From Salon

"We can’t dumb down the audience."

From Salon