simplify
verb
sim·pli·fy
ˈsim-plə-ˌfī 
simplified; simplifying
a
: to reduce to basic essentials
b
: to diminish in scope or complexity : streamline
was urged to simplify management procedures
c
: to make more intelligible : clarify
Examples of simplify in a Sentence
Microwave ovens have simplified cooking.
The new software should simplify the process.
The forms have been simplified.
Recent Examples on the Web
But the Batch app simplifies things with budgeting and planning tools designed to make a variety of parties and vacations less stressful.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
So much of modern technology exists primarily to simulate or simplify, which can foster amateurization.
—Adam Clair, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
Higginson told Quartz that using digital tokens to represent investment funds can simplify or automate processes, thus reducing costs.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2024
To get at the fundamental forces in play, physicists often start by simplifying.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
So much of modern technology exists primarily to simulate or simplify, which can foster amateurization.
—Adam Clair, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
Higginson told Quartz that using digital tokens to represent investment funds can simplify or automate processes, thus reducing costs.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Aug. 2024
To get at the fundamental forces in play, physicists often start by simplifying.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Simplify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simplify. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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