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simplify

Word family (noun) simplicity simplification simpleton (adjective) simple simplistic (verb) simplify (adverb) simply simplistically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsimplifysim‧pli‧fy /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ ●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる verb (simplified, simplifying, simplifies) [transitive] SIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATEDto make something easier or less complicated an attempt to simplify the tax system The law needs to be simplified. a simplified version of the game —simplification /ˌsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] These figures are a simplification. The real situation is much more complicated than this. → oversimplify → See Verb table Examples from the Corpussimplify• The whole university admissions procedure has been simplified.• Effective management simplifies agendas, enhances and enables networks.• These gadgets do simplify food preparation, but are they really worth the money?• Therefore treatment is simplified if a special invertebrates tank can be maintained.• The morphology of the system was simplified in a manner suited to the recognition task.• She took a complex topic and simplified it in a way that we could all understand.• A technique called hidden line removal is used to simplify matters.• Centralized and simplified network services management.• Despite the accent on tradition, modern technology has simplified some tasks.• It has also simplified the menu.• We have done everything we can to simplify the procedure.• The government is planning to simplify the tax laws.• A crucial function of political parties is to aggregate and simplify these many demands into a few packages of clear alternatives.• The laws have been simplified to shorten the process of divorce.Origin simplify (1600-1700) French simplifier, from Medieval Latin simplificare, from Latin simplus; → SIMPLE
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Verb table
simplify
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they simplify
he, she, it simplifies
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they simplified
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have simplified
he, she, it has simplified
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had simplified
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will simplify
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have simplified
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Continuous Form
Present
I am simplifying
he, she, it is simplifying
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you, we, they are simplifying
Past
I, he, she, it was simplifying
you, we, they were simplifying
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been simplifying
he, she, it has been simplifying
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been simplifying
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be simplifying
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been simplifying
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