simplify

[sim-pluh-fahy] / ˈsɪm pləˌfaɪ /

VERB

make easy, intelligible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify cut down facilitate reduce shorten streamline

STRONG

abridge analyze chasten decipher disentangle disinvolve elucidate explain interpret order unscramble

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow increase

STRONG

be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure

WEAK

complicate make difficult

Example Sentences

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Finally, simplify your financial life for your sake and the sake of your heirs, Clark said.

From MarketWatch

Payable-on-death avoids probate — a public, cumbersome and time-consuming process — and it simplifies your estate planning when the time comes; more than that, it’s private.

From MarketWatch

Automated services can simplify things, Ashford agreed, “but keep in mind that you may want to take more or less each year depending on your income needs.”

From Barron's

Like simplified classroom models that capture only part of a real system, earlier approaches relied on assumptions that made the calculations manageable but incomplete.

From Science Daily

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