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simplify |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Simplify \Sim"pli*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Simplified}; p. pr & vb n. {Simplifying}.] [Cf. F. simplifier, LL simplificare See {Simple}, and {-fy}.] To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making. The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so far simplified. --A. Hamilton. It is important, in scientific pursuits, to be caitious in simplifying our deductions. --W. Nicholson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: simplify v 1: make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question" [syn: {reduce}] 2: make simpler or easier; "We had to simplify the instructions" [ant: {complicate}]
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