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Definitions for Simplify

[1] to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
[2] to make less complicated, clearer, or easier
[3] maths to reduce (an equation, fraction, etc) to a simpler form by cancellation of common factors, regrouping of terms in the same variable, etc

Words related to Simplify

facilitate, reduce, clarify, shorten, streamline, chasten, disentangle, abridge, explain, elucidate, decipher, analyze, order, interpret, unscramble

Words nearby Simplify

simplex, simplex method, simplicidentate, simplicity, simplicius, simplify, simplism, simplistic, simplon, simplon pass, simply

Origin of Simplify

1645–55; < French simplifier < Medieval Latin simplificāre to make simple, equivalent to Latin simpli- (combining form of simplus simple) + -ficāre -fy

Words that may be confused with Simplify

simple, simplified, simplistic

Other words from Simplify

sim·pli·fi·ca·tion , noun
sim·pli·fi·ca·tive , adjective
sim·pli·fi·er , sim·pli·fi·ca·tor , noun
non·sim·pli·fi·ca·tion , noun
su·per·sim·pli·fy , verb (used with object), su·per·sim·pli·fied, su·per·sim·pli·fy·ing.
un·sim·pli·fied , adjective
un·sim·pli·fy·ing , adjective

Word origin for Simplify

C17: via French from Medieval Latin simplificāre, from Latin simplus simple + facere to make

Synonyms for Simplify

clarify, cut down, facilitate, reduce, shorten, streamline, abridge, analyze, chasten, decipher, disentangle, disinvolve, elucidate, explain, interpret, order, unscramble, boil down, break down, break it down, clean it up, clean up, clear up, cut the frills, draw a picture, get down to basics, get to the meat, hit the high spots, lay out, let daylight in, let sunlight in, make clear, make perfectly clear, make plain, put in a nutshell, put one straight, spell out