simplify
verb (used with object)
to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier.
were simplifying
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past progressiveof simplify.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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His stated goals were simplifying the tax process and catching tax cheats.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2014
The power of the machine, the physical force of the man were simplifying their tasks.
From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Marie Van Vorst
