Meaning & use

Simplifies

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Makes something easier to understand, do, or explain by reducing its complexity.

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This new software simplifies the process of filing taxes online.

A single clear example often simplifies a difficult concept.

A note on using this word

In mathematics, to "simplify" an expression specifically means to rewrite it in its most reduced, equivalent form.

Words with a similar meaning

streamlinesclarifies

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Words with an opposite meaning

complicates

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