simplify
[ sim-pluh-fahy ]
/ ˈsɪm pləˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), sim·pli·fied, sim·pli·fy·ing.
to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
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British Dictionary definitions for simplify
simplify
/ (ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to make less complicated, clearer, or easier
maths to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc
Derived forms of simplify
simplification, nounsimplificative, adjectivesimplifier, nounWord Origin for simplify
C17: via French from Medieval Latin simplificāre, from Latin simplus simple + facere to make
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