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simplify

sim·pli·fy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sim-pluh-fahy]
    • /ˈsɪm pləˌfaɪ/
    • /ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sim-pluh-fahy]
    • /ˈsɪm pləˌfaɪ/

Definitions of simplify word

  • verb with object simplify to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem. 1
  • transitive verb simplify make less complex 1
  • transitive verb simplify make easier 1
  • verb simplify If you simplify something, you make it easier to understand or you remove the things which make it complex. 0
  • verb simplify to make less complicated, clearer, or easier 0
  • verb simplify to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc 0

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Origin of simplify

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < French simplifier < Medieval Latin simplificāre to make simple, equivalent to Latin simpli- (combining form of simplus simple) + -ficāre -fy

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Parts of speech for Simplify

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

simplify popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

simplify usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for simplify

verb simplify

  • anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
  • anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • catch on — If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
  • clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.

Antonyms for simplify

verb simplify

  • amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
  • bulk up — If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
  • bulking — the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
  • circumstantiate — to support by giving particulars
  • detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.

Top questions with simplify

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