simplify

//ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ//
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Verb

simplifyInfinitive
simplifyPresent tense
simplifiedPast tense
simplifiedPast participle
simplifyingPresent participle
simplifiesThird-person singular
1

To make something easier to do or understand by reducing its complexity.

We need to simplify the instructions so that everyone can understand them.

2

To reduce a mathematical expression, fraction, or equation to its simplest form.

Simplify the fraction 8/12 to its lowest terms.