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Made simple or easy in difficulty or detail
“The story has been simplified to the level of a cartoon, the music is portentous, and the lyrics are more risible than profound.”
(of text) Shortened or abridged in length
“One of the ways of achieving this would be to prepare a simplified version of the Constitution which all citizens would have access to.”
Designed to suit the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals
Simplistic or formulaic in character
Designed or configured to run smoothly or efficiently
Past tense for to render comprehensible or easier to understand
“Beckett will not simplify his works in order to appease those who read only for dribbling comprehension.”
Past tense for to abridge or summarize a phrase, writing, or piece of work
“If we were to simplify this theory to the extreme, we could say that it puts forward the idea that consciousness occurs when a system links together vast quantities of information.”
Past tense for to simplify something (by removing the complexities from)
“It was a wake-up call to change my life, to simplify my lifestyle.”
Past tense for to hasten the progress of or make easier
Past tense for to simplify (something) so much that a distorted impression of it is given
Past tense for to present or portray as less important or consequential
Past tense for to make popular or accessible amongst a wide audience
Past tense for to reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent
Past tense for to reword or rephrase something in simpler terms or in another language
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