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simplify

verb

/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/

Meaning

to make easier to understand or do; to reduce complexity

to make something easier to understand or do

The teacher simplified the complex equation for the students.

The teacher simplified the lesson for the younger students.

clarify, streamline, reduce, ease

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clarify, streamline, reduce, ease

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streamline, clarify, ease, reduce

complicate, confuse, elaborate, complex, perplex

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complicate, confuse, elaborate, complex

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complicate, confuse, perplex

simplify process, simplify language, simplify procedure, simplify explanation, simplify rules, simplify tasks

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simplify process, simplify language, simplify procedure, simplify explanation, simplify rules

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simplify process, simplify tasks, simplify explanation

to move quietly and secretly to avoid being noticed

to refuse to accept; to dismiss

to examine the similarities and differences between two or more things

to breathe noisily through the nose, often because of crying or a cold

to stop someone from speaking or doing something by suddenly saying or doing something

to work together; to collaborate