/ ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ; NAmE / verb
( sim·pli·fies , sim·pli·fy·ing , sim·pli·fied , sim·pli·fied ) [ vn ] to make sth easier to do or understand :
The application forms have now been simplified.
I hope his appointment will simplify matters .
a simplified version of the story for young children
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French simplifier , from medieval Latin simplificare , from Latin simplus .