SIMPLIFY


Meaning of SIMPLIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsim-plə-ˌfī ]

transitive verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: French simplifier, from Medieval Latin simplificare, from simplus simple

Date: 1759

: to make simple or simpler: as

a. : to reduce to basic essentials

b. : to diminish in scope or complexity : streamline

was urged to simplify management procedures

c. : to make more intelligible : clarify

• sim·pli·fi·ca·tion ˌsim-plə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

• sim·pli·fi·er ˈsim-plə-ˌfī(-ə)r noun

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