tr.v. sim·pli·fied, sim·pli·fy·ing, sim·pli·fies To make simple or simpler, as: a. To reduce in complexity or extent. b. To reduce to fundamental parts. c. To make easier to understand. [French simplifier, from Old French, from Medieval Latin simplificāre : Latin simplus, simple; see SIMPLE + Latin -ficāre, -fy.] sim′pli·fi·cation (-fĭ-kāshən) n. simpli·fi′er n. |
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