verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/
/ˈsɪmpləfaɪ/
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1
verb
Meaning 1
To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To become simpler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We had to simplify the instructions
this move will simplify our lives
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: complicate
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: reduce, oversimplify
History
Etymology
From the French simplifier, equivalent to simple + -ify.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
thjeshtëzoj
— to make simpler
Asturian:
simplificar
— to make simpler
Azerbaijani:
sadələşdirmək
— to make simpler
Belarusian:
спрашча́ць
(spraščácʹ)
— to make simpler
Belarusian:
спрасці́ць
(sprascícʹ)
— to make simpler
Bulgarian:
опростя́вам
(oprostjávam)
— to make simpler
Bulgarian:
опростя́
(oprostjá)
— to make simpler
Catalan:
simplificar
— to make simpler
Chinese Mandarin:
簡化 /简化
(jiǎnhuà)
— to make simpler
Czech:
zjednodušit
— to make simpler
Danish:
forenkle
— to make simpler
Dutch:
vereenvoudigen
— to make simpler
Dutch:
versimpelen
— to make simpler
Finnish:
yksinkertaistaa
— to make simpler
French:
simplifier
— to make simpler
Galician:
simplificar
— to make simpler
German:
vereinfachen
— to make simpler
Greek:
απλοποιώ
(aplopoió)
— to make simpler
Hungarian:
egyszerűsít
— to make simpler
Japanese:
単純化
— to make simpler
Latin:
simplificor
— to make simpler
Latin:
simplificō
— to make simpler
Latvian:
vienkāršot
— to make simpler
Malay:
mempermudah
— to make simpler
Māori:
whakarūnā
— to make simpler
Norwegian Bokmål:
forenkle
— to make simpler
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forenkle
— to make simpler
Norwegian Nynorsk:
forenkla
— to make simpler
Persian:
سادیدن
— to make simpler
Persian:
ساده کردن
— to make simpler
Polish:
upraszczać
— to make simpler
Polish:
uprościć
— to make simpler
Portuguese:
simplificar
— to make simpler
Romanian:
simplifica
— to make simpler
Russian:
упроща́ть
(uproščátʹ)
— to make simpler
Russian:
упрости́ть
(uprostítʹ)
— to make simpler
Spanish:
simplificar
— to make simpler
Swedish:
förenkla
— to make simpler
Swedish:
simplifiera
— to make simpler
Tagalog:
payakin
— to make simpler
Tatar:
гадиләштерергә
(ğädiläşterergä)
— to make simpler
Turkish:
sadeleştirmek
— to make simpler
Ottoman Turkish:
قولایلامق
(kolaylamak)
— to make simpler
Ukrainian:
спро́щувати
(spróščuvaty)
— to make simpler
Ukrainian:
спрости́ти
(sprostýty)
— to make simpler
Vietnamese:
đơn giản hóa
— to make simpler
Volapük:
balugükön
— to make simpler
Azerbaijani:
sadələşmək
— to become simpler
Bulgarian:
опростя́вам се
(oprostjávam se)
— to become simpler
Finnish:
yksinkertaistua
— to become simpler
German:
sich vereinfachen
— to become simpler
German:
einfacher werden
— to become simpler
Hungarian:
egyszerűsödik
— to become simpler
Norwegian:
forenkles
— to become simpler
Persian:
ساده شدن
— to become simpler
Polish:
upraszczać się
— to become simpler
Polish:
uprościć się
— to become simpler
Portuguese:
simplificar-se
— to become simpler
Romanian:
simplifica
— to become simpler
Russian:
упроща́ться
(uproščátʹsja)
— to become simpler
Russian:
упрости́ться
(uprostítʹsja)
— to become simpler
Swedish:
förenklas
— to become simpler
Swedish:
simplifieras
— to become simpler
Tagalog:
pumayak
— to become simpler
Turkish:
sadeleşmek
— to become simpler
Ottoman Turkish:
قولایلانمق
(kolaylanmak)
— to become simpler