English verb: simplify | |||
1. | simplify (change) make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent | ||
Samples | We had to simplify the instructions. This move will simplify our lives. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | oversimplify, reduce | ||
Antonyms | complicate, perplex | ||