🔧simplify

verb
/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/

Meaning

to make easier to understand or do; to reduce complexity
to make something easier to understand or do

Example Sentences

The teacher simplified the complex equation for the students.

The teacher simplified the lesson for the younger students.

Synonyms

clarify, streamline, reduce, ease
Entry 1
clarify, streamline, reduce, ease
Entry 2
streamline, clarify, ease, reduce

Antonyms

complicate, confuse, elaborate, complex, perplex
Entry 1
complicate, confuse, elaborate, complex
Entry 2
complicate, confuse, perplex

Collocations

simplify process, simplify language, simplify procedure, simplify explanation, simplify rules, simplify tasks
Entry 1
simplify process, simplify language, simplify procedure, simplify explanation, simplify rules
Entry 2
simplify process, simplify tasks, simplify explanation

More Example Sentences

If anyone still finds it difficult to understand, I can simplify it further.

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to cover or enclose something
To divide different tasks or thoughts into separate sections.

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