Definition
to make something easier to do or understand
Etymology
1650s, from French 'simplifier', from Medieval Latin 'simplificare', from 'simplex' meaning 'simple'
Kelly Says
The art of simplification is harder than it looks - as Einstein allegedly said, 'Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler!'
Translations
AFAfrikaans
vereenvoudig
fer-AYN-vou-dig
BGБългарски
опростявам
o-pros-tya-VAM
ETEesti
lihtsustama
likh-tus-TA-ma
EUEuskara
erraztu
e-rraz-tu
GLGalego
simplificar
sim-plee-fee-KAR
HRHrvatski
pojednostaviti
po-yed-no-sta-VI-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyederhanakan
LTLietuvių
supaprastinti
su-pa-pras-TIN-ti
LVLatviešu
vienkāršot
vyen-kar-SHOT
MNМонгол
хялбарчлах
khyal-bar-chlakh
MSBahasa Melayu
memudahkan
NLNederlands
vereenvoudigen
SKSlovenčina
zjednodušiť
zyed-no-DOO-shit
SLSlovenščina
poenostaviti
po-e-no-sta-VI-ti
SRСрпски
поједноставити
po-yed-no-sta-vi-ti
VITiếng Việt
đơn giản hóa