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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They, too, are simplified, but harder-edged than her barns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
After Reagan and Rostenkowski simplified and tightened the code, both Presidents George H.W.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He‘d push to “invest in simplified onboarding, proactive advising and better counselor ratios.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The rediscovered evidence challenges the simplified image of Byfield as a soldier who quietly accepted his circumstances.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Today we take this simplified browser technology for granted, but it was actually one of the most important inventions in modern history.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
