dumb down

verb

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

   attempts to dumb down news coverage

Example Sentences

“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.”

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

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"We can’t dumb down the audience."

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“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.

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As a woman, I felt like you had to dumb down yourself in order to pay attention.

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