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Simplify is to make something less complicated or less cluttered.

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An example of simplify is when you explain a tough math concept in really easy terms for a child to understand.
An example of simplify is when you cut out a lot of the activities that were making you busy and stressed.

See simplify in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb simplified, simplifying

to make simpler, less complex, etc.; make easier

Origin: Fr simplifier < ML simplificare: see simple & -fy

Related Forms:

simplification noun
simplifier noun

See simplify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb sim·pli·fied, sim·pli·fy·ing, sim·pli·fies

To make simple or simpler, as:

a. To reduce in complexity or extent.

b. To reduce to fundamental parts.

c. To make easier to understand.

Origin:

Origin: French simplifier

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin simplificāre

Origin: : Latin simplus, simple; see simple

Origin: + Latin -ficāre, -fy

Related Forms:

simˌpli·fi·caˈtion (-fĭ-kāˈshən) noun

simˈpli·fiˌer noun

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