-ˌfī transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: French simplifier, from Medieval Latin simplificare, from Latin simplus simple + -ificare -ify
: to make simple or simpler: as
a. : to reduce to basic essentials : divest of superfluous elements
hooded fishermen whose forms are simplified to black silhouettes — Stewart Beach
b. : to diminish in scope or complexity : abridge , streamline
simplify an application form
simplify a manufacturing process
c. : to make more intelligible : clarify , explain
simplifies the issue for his hearers
d. : oversimplify
there are too many people in this country who go after a slogan, who simplify things down — F.D.Roosevelt