English-Thai Dictionary

simplify

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIMPLIFY

v.t.[L. simplex, simple, and facio, to make. ] To make simple; to reduce what is complex to greater simplicity; to make plain or easy. The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so far simplified. It is important in scientific pursuits, to be cautious in simplifying our deductions. This is the true way to simplify the study of science.

 

SIMPLIFYING

ppr. Making simple; rendering less complex.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIMPLIFY

Sim "pli *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Simplified; p. pr. & vb. n.Simplifying. ] Etym: [Cf. F. simplifier, LL. simplificare. See Simple, and -fy. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

simplify

sim pli fy |ˈsimpləˌfī ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( simplifies, simplifying, simplified ) [ with obj. ] make (something ) simpler or easier to do or understand: an overhaul of court procedure to simplify litigation. DERIVATIVES sim pli fi ca tion |ˌsimpləfiˈkāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French simplifier, from medieval Latin simplificare, from Latin simplus (see simple ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

simplify

sim |plify |ˈsɪmplɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( simplifies, simplifying, simplified ) [ with obj. ] make (something ) simpler or easier to do or understand: an overhaul of court procedure to simplify litigation. DERIVATIVES simplification noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French simplifier, from medieval Latin simplificare, from Latin simplus (see simple ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

simplify

simplify verb please simplify your answer: make simple /simpler, make easy /easier to understand, make plainer, clarify, make more comprehensible /intelligible; paraphrase. ANTONYMS complicate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

simplify

simplify verb the government intends to simplify existing environmental legislation | this information is simplified in Figure 4.1: make simple /simpler, make easy /easier to understand /do, make plainer, clarify, make more comprehensible, make more intelligible, remove the complexities from, disentangle, untangle, unravel; paraphrase, put in words of one syllable, make more accessible, popularize; streamline, reduce to essentials, rationalize; N. Amer. informal dumb down. ANTONYMS complicate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

simplify

sim pli fy /sɪ́mplɪfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞 …を簡単にする, 単純にする (↔complicate ); 容易にする, 平易にする ▸ greatly simplify things 物事を非常に単純化する