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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The new weapons are a mix of upgraded low-end arms and simplified high-end ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Having a simplified menu of tools and functionality helped encourage Townsend Harris to switch to NumWorks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
But real protons are much more complicated than that simplified model suggests.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
For the players behind the winger, the game is simplified into looking to find this repeatable situation.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I have simplified the story of Saint Winifred, leaving out her uncle, who clamped her head back onto her neck.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
